Reviews
Nostalgic Bollywood: Memorable Songs from Films of Love and Devotion (1939-1959)
This sumptuous compilation offers a detailed survey of Indian movie songs from throughout the genre's Golden Age during the 1940s...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2023
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
For those more au fait with the jazz world, Brad Mehldau is something of a household name. His celebrated Art...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: April/2017
Blitzmash
Despite their ambition to remain at the cutting edge of innovative world jazz, the Amsterdam Klezmer Band has always been...
Reviewed by Ton Maas in issue: July/2014
The Devil Makes Three
Twelfth Day, comprising Catriona Price on fiddle and vocals and Esther Swift on pedal harp, clarsach harp and vocals, have...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2014
Corner of the Dub
Solus3's Corner of the World was a complex, layered set of pieces that owed much of its effect to its...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2013
The Linval Tompson Trojan Roots Album Collection
He may not be a huge name in the world of reggae, but Linval Tompson is much more than a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2020
Locks & Bolts
There's innovation in the settings Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen bring to these traditional songs recorded live in Bristol in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
My Enemy, My Love
Iranian-born singer Mentrix's debut combines rhythms of the daf (frame drum) with haunting Gothic melodies and engaging electronics. Opener ‘Nature’...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: June/2020
Turrys
Singer Ruth Keggin is a committed campaigner for the Manx language and her debut album Sheear (reviewed in #108), featuring...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2016
