Brelo | Sytyke | Vilma Timonen Quartet
The Finns are particularly good at reinventing their music and folk instruments – thanks largely to the work of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
There's an old Irish saying that claims'the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.’ It's doubtful whether the fiddles employed...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Apr/May/2012
Whilst they have somewhat fallen out of fashion in Europe and the US, ‘unplugged’ performances by major domestic talents have...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2012
King Selewa & his Calypsonians
Togo-born King Selewa has been a frequent fixture at European music venues over the last ten years and more. He...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: March/2010
Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Del McCoury Band
What's most surprising about this unlikely collaboration between two groups – one rooted in traditional New Orleans jazz, the other...
Reviewed by Roger Hahn in issue: July/2011
The lithe, crystalline soprano voice of Emma Beaton is the first thing that stands out when you listen to This...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
The veena is one of the oldest Indian musical instruments of the lute family, probably dating back to the first...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2010
Bola Johnson has been one of the finds in the recent plethora of re c ent Nigerian highlife/Afro-funk archive reissues....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
The late Charlie Gillett’s first venture into the music industry involved a trip to Louisiana where he licensed a selection...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
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