Reviews
The Rough Guide to Highlife
The consistently reliable Rough Guide compilation series has delved into West African music on many occasions and this latest version...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2012
ABCDEFG
The Chumbas are never short of a thing or two to say and on their latest album it’s music itself...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010
Taranta Container
Led by Lecce-born singer and author Alessandro Coppola, Nidi d'Arac have mingled traditional repertoires from Salento in south-east Italy with...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2011
Ghost Gamelan
For their latest collaboration singer Susheela Raman and guitarist Sam Mills team up with Indonesian composer Gondrong Gunarto on this...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Beyond the Trance
Iness Mezel's third album kicks off with the kind of Justin Adams guitar riff you'd find him using as Robert...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Apr/May/2011
El Gaucho
El Gaucho is the superbly atmospheric soundtrack to Andrés Jarach's documentary road movie about Andrés Retamal, a taciturn Argentinian horse–...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010
Bride of the Zar
Rango is the name of a wooden xylophone and of a tradition that stretches back to Sudanese tribal culture, to...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2010
The Magical Voice From Mongolia
This compilation from three previous releases and a selection of recent live recordings showcases the intimate reflective singing of Urna,...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Wild Bill Jones
A staple character in the canon of American folk balladry, Wild Bill Jones is usually depicted as a dashing ne’er-do-well...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013
Introducing…
The Introducing series has brought some fabulous artists to wider attention. Its latest is a digital-only release of producer and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2012
