Reviews

Strata

Siobhan Miller

It’s been two years since the Scottish singer Siobhan Miller released her first solo album, Flight of Time. By then...

Reviewed by David Forsdike in issue: May/2017

9Bach

9Bach

I reviewed 9Bach's debut for a national newspaper back in 2009 and it remains my favourite album of theirs. Ten...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2019

Benyoro

Benyoro

‘What we really do is play praise music; we’ve just sped it up a little,’ explains Sam Dickey, guitarist and...

Reviewed by Andy Thomas in issue: October/2014

Tangos... & Something More

Grupo Encuentros

How to revivify tango? It's been a pressing question ever since Astor Piazzolla's death in 1992. Grupo Encuentros, established by...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2020

Horns of Freedom

The Fontanelles

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

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 & Hot Pstromi

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

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

Waterways

JR Coote

J R Coote trained as a classical guitarist at Cambridge University, and spent time in southern Spain studying flamenco. These...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2023

In Praise of Home

RURA

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