Reviews
Caravana Sereia Bloom
Céu's first two albums established her as one of Brazil's most important new artists. Both received Grammy nominations, topped all...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2012
Song of Lahore
It's sad that the conductor of The Sachal Ensemble, Najat Ali, still feels it necessary to state that ‘we will...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Dor an Enez
When he was 14 Fred Guichen founded a band with his brother Jean-Charles. To the traditional fest noz line-up –...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2019
Conscription
The deranged frontman known only as Mike H led his motley Danish crew The Sexican across their debut album The...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: July/2013
10 Anos nas Asas do Fado
When you think about it, ten years isn’t that long. But it’s been arguably enough time for Kátia Guerreiro to...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Karantamba
Tiny Gambia has always struggled to maintain a musical identity beside its mighty neighbour, Senegal. For long periods its music...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: June/2012
Zumra
Amira Medunjanin is Bosnia's most charis– matic contemporary singer of sevdah – the lyrical but melancholy song form that has...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2010
Mirror City
Two instruments evoke Korea like no others: the daegeum bamboo flute (and its smaller equivalent, the sogeum) and the ajaeng...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2024
Hinamarama
In 1997 at age 13 Aotearoa, New Zealand Māori songstress Maisey Rika was featured performing traditional songs (waiata) with her...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: April/2024
Out in La La Land
Martha Spencer is from deep in the Appalachian folk tradition. So deep that she lives on top of a lonely...
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