Reviews
Världen kom Tillbaka
This delicate, tinkling debut steals in like fine hoar frost, its Swedish title speaking of the desire to reconnect with...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2015
Nyolc 8 Nyolc
Söndörgő are Hungary's super-lively tambura band, fizzing in their music and breathtaking to watch on stage. Members of the Eredics...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2019
Wasalala
Translating as ‘She Glows’, the title-track of Madalitso Band's second album recounts the hardships of an orphaned girl who grows...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
The Tabla Project
Sam Evans' The Tabla Project isn't as groundbreaking as it is refreshing. Every track has a character of its own...
Reviewed by Rafay Mahmood in issue: May/2019
Gael Vision
Violinist Joe O’Donnell was a force to be reckoned with in the Irish music scene of the 1970s, colliding traditional...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2020
Wakar Alhazai Kano/Mus'en Sofua
After recording several albums for various Nigerian labels as the Martins Brothers Dance Band (heard on Soundway's 2004 compilation Afro...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2020
The Space Between
Kicking off with a fiery, drum-pounding reel courtesy of Jerry Holland (‘Brenda Stubbert’s Reel’) and closing with the rather spooky...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2022
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Back to Følk (Music from Følklānd)
Like the ancient Hungarians who migrated from the Urals to the banks of the Danube, Kerekes Band have been on...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: November/2016
Pasado en Claro
This album is credited to double bass player Anders Jormin, and indeed seven of the 11 compositions are his. Yet...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2023
Cubafrobeat
Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi
Lokkhi Terra are one of London's most authentic groups. They are a Latin-flavoured collective whose keyboard player and bandleader Kishon...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2018
