Reviews
Mély
Rozsdamaró are, in terms of the Hungarian folk revival, relative newcomers but committed traditionalists; that is to say that they...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: April/2020
150 Voices
Sklamberg is best-known as the vocalist of The Klezmatics and an excellent Yiddish (and English) singer. Siberian-born Shepherd is also...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2020
Fados de Amor
Rodrigo Costa Félix's second album is a compendium of ruminations on women and love. It's a somewhat old-fashioned affair in...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: July/2014
Chicken & Egg
The 13th studio album from one of contemporary America's most prolific, adventurous and adaptable folk/country musicians, Chicken & Egg is...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
The Quintessence
Some superstars travel at light speed into obscurity. Peruvian singer Yma Sumac died as recently as 2008, aged 86. Her...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2020
Sounds of Peace
The revered Manu Dibango died three years after making M&M in 2017 with the Mozambican saxophonist, Moreira Chonguiça. Echoes of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2023
Spirit Bird
He may have been around for a decade, but there is still a youthful urgency to Rudd’s music. He mixes...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2012
Jaadu
Faiz Ali Faiz, the qawwali singer from Pakistan, has been involved in several fusion projects – notably the remarkable Qawwali...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Ragtime! Hokum! Western Swing!
The Holcombe Family String Band
Cued by the ‘hokum’ present both in the album title and, homophonically, in the name of the band, this reviewer...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: April/2016
