Reviews
Hireth
A few accordion notes conjure the scene. Noir. Tanya Brittain makes her entrance: a wronged woman, bent on revenge. ‘Don’t...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2020
Rendhagyó Prímástalálkozó II
A few years ago there was a great recording of Hungarian music called Primás Parade on Folk Europa records, which...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Rockland
As I write this, I have absolutely no idea in which section of the reviews pages Rockland should feature. Katzenjammer...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2015
Balfron Promise
Comprising four musicians with Palestinian roots who formed a group in Jordan in 2013 but who are now resident in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018
The Groove Maker
Gurdain Rayatt, a disciple of Shankar Ghosh, recorded his solo tabla recital from the Darbar Festival live at Kings Place...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Safari Boots
Safari Boots are a simple trio of guitar, bass and drums performing African guitar music with influences of predominantly Congolese...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Me Sijum Underground/I Am Underground
There's long been an underground Roma rap scene across Eastern Europe – in the late noughties Czech rapper GypsyCZ attracted...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2014
I Like it Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi)
Pianist Pete Rodriguez is one of the pioneers of Nuyorican music – Puerto Rican musicians in New York City –...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2020
Devil’s Tale
Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia
You don’t expect an album from Fanfare Ciocarlia, the Balkans’ most fiery brass band, to open with reverb-drenched electric guitar,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2014
Sul Filo
Iva Bittová has been pushing the boundaries of East European music for almost 30 years, her voice and violin (and...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2020
