Reviews
Volo Hazo
Three guitarists from three different generations, all from Madagascar, have produced an album that could quite easily sit on an...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2018
Orchids and Violence
A talented young guitarist and immediately likeable singer, Michael Daves made one of the most enjoyable bluegrass albums of recent...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2016
Acoustic Classics II
In a double-album format, Richard Thompson is intending to release a companion piece to this album titled Acoustic Rarities, which...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2017
Kill Me or Negotiate
Egyptian vocalist and trumpeter Abdullah Miniawy and French electronicist Simo Cell have been collaborating for just over two years, tinkering...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2021
Now & Then (Box Set)
Now here’s a brilliant bumper box set. It contains CDs of 12 Sharon Shannon studio albums, including a brand new...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2024
Weapon of Choice
Airileke Ingram is a Melbourne-based percussionist/producer who's been omnipresent in the Australian world music scene since the mid-90s. Raised in...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013
The Peasant Girl
Don't be put off by the contrived photo on the cover of this eclectic double CD: much love has gone...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Orchestre National de Mauritanie
Orchestre National de Maurianie
For a national orchestra, this combo had previously had a remarkably small discography: one 7” single to show for an...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Buskers’ Ballroom
First of all, don't be put off by the cheesy cover. She’koyokh are Britain's best klezmer and Balkan music band....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Lágrimas Mexicanas
Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell
Having made his name sprudng up bossa nova alongside New York's avant-garde set, this isn't the first time Brazilian ex-pat...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2011
