Reviews
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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
Nação Zumbi
It's close to 20 years since Nação Zumbi's original singer Chico Science died in a car accident, an event that...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2016
Kyogokuryu-Sokyoku ‘Shinshunfu’
The latest instalment of EM Records' archive series focuses on a single piece by Japanese composer Kohei Amada (1892-1985). A...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2019
Ekuka
Nyege Nyege Tapes is a small, obscure label based in Kampala, Uganda. They have released a small number of cassettes...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2019
Hoje é Assim, Amanhã Não Sei
This album consolidates Ricardo Ribeiro's position as the finest male fado singer of his generation. Born in the early 80s,...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Atlantic Oscillations
It often seems Will Holland takes delight in confounding his audience. Just take his last three albums as Quantic: a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Ecorcha/Taillée
La Tène's latest album, Ecorcha/Taillée, is a two-track journey into the depths of the experimental avant-garde. The French-Swiss trio are...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023
Genius Loci 1: White Peak
Instrumental duo fiddler Adam Summerhayes and accordionist Murray Grainger like to let things flow. At the heart of The Ciderhouse...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/February/2022
The Stradgrass Sessions
Kentucky-born, classically trained violinist Tessa Lark's latest album is packed with some of the finest chambergrass music human ears are...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2023
El Violento
‘El Violento’? Julio Ernesto Estrada, aka Fruko, who ran for Colombia’s senate in 2013? One hopes not. The veteran of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
