Reviews
Chili Houritki
One of the few singers from Chad to emerge onto the international stage, Mitchala was first heard of half a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012
Recollections…Reflections… (A Journey)
With the possible exception of Archie Roach, no Aboriginal musician has had a stronger impact or influence than veteran Aussie...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Based on True Events
After forming on a boat (the MV Halton) during the 2007 Orkney Folk Festival this quartet – consisting of Adam...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2012
Alerta Canibal
Founders of Spain's mestizo movement, fusing salsa, rock, ska, funk, cumbia and the rhythms of Afrobeat with the attitude of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2018
Deadly Hearts
A tribute album of cover versions of iconic Australian indigenous-oriented songs that have impacted on younger Aboriginal musicians, Deadly Hearts...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2018
Mapendo
50 years ago, the Starlight Club in Nairobi was one of the hottest nightspots in East Africa, a venue that...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2023
Musow Dance
When Les Amazones d’Afrique gave their debut British concert at WOMAD, back in 2016, they sounded gloriously original. Here were...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2024
Hiddo Dhawr
Sahra Halgan is a hero of Somaliland’s music. At home, in the unrecognised Somali state’s capital, Hargeisa, she runs the...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2024
Rustin’ in the Rain
Tyler Childers’ sixth studio album, Rustin’ in the Rain,’ is one of the best and brightest indie-country releases in recent...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2023
Double You
Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain
Catrin Finch continues to startle and amaze. Classically trained, and now surely the finest, best-known harpist in Britain, she has...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2023
