Reviews
Horns of Freedom
It’s hard to think of a time when Afrobeat was so in vogue. New Fela Kuti reissues are a monthly...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2014
Zithers
Andrew Cronshaw's presence as a player, writer and critic has been a significant part of the folk and world music...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
City of the Future: Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union
Yale Strom is one of the most adventurous personalities on the American klezmer scene. He's not only recorded over a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2016
An Introduction to Martin Carthy
One of the jewels in Topic's vast catalogue has to be the work of Martin Carthy, one of the colossi...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2018
In Praise of Home
With this album, the powerhouse that is RURA had a difficult decision: what could fill the gap left by lead...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
The Best of the SABC Years
Starting her career in the 1950s, Irene Mawela wrote songs for the Dark City Sisters and the Mahotella Queens, was...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2019
Indian Classical Interactions
This album celebrates the work of British-based Indian musician Baluji Shrivastav and features four separate original works combining the melody...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/2021
Tro
One of Wales' most talented singer-songwriters, Gwyneth Glyn returns here with her first solo release since her Welsh/Indian collaboration, Ghazalaw,...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: November/2017
