Reviews
Free West Papua: Rize of the Morning Star Vol 2
Like its 2013 predecessor, this compilation features artists from the Pacific and other countries, banding together in musical solidarity with...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016
Where The Rivers Meet
Joik and jazz are two words that describe Where The Rivers Meet comes from. While both styles resemble each other...
Reviewed by Elisavet Sotiriadou in issue: June/2010
Songs from the Bardo
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
Dealing with dying is a major aspect of both the sacred and secular. Songs from the Bardo is a small...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: December/2019
The Queen of Turquoise
Born in Aleppo and a graduate of the Damascus Conservatory, saxophonist and composer Rajoub – who now lives in exile...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2016
Sigh of the Moor
This simply gorgeous self-released album from intriguing UK-based crew the Jadid Ensemble, based in north-west England, leaves you wanting to...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2011
Singing Between the Lines
Two years after his CD and DVD live studio outing Ja s s i What Happened? comes a new release...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2012
Force of the Wind
SOYUZ, which translates as ‘Union’ is a creative collective from Belarus, and this third album is definitely true to the...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2022
The Well Worn Path
This ninth solo album from the West Country fiddler and singer-songwriter might well be his equivalent of Fairport Convention's Liege...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2018
Hunter & the Hunted
Fans of the softer, gentler side of the neo-folk Americana spectrum will be enthralled by Hunter & the Hunted, the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2016
Message on the Wind
Thursday Island is a small place – only 3.5 square kilometres in size – lying off the northern tip of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013
