Reviews
Vivir Sin Miedo
Concha Buika, a Spanish singer of Equatorial Guinean descent, walks a narrow, obstacle-strewn path between styles, cultures and languages. Sometimes...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2016
Fifty Five
Is it the magical sound of the Hardanger fiddle, or its association with Norwegian folklore that has attracted performers and...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2021
Silence is Bliss
Although he is best known for his work on some of Indian cinema's most celebrated soundtracks – including AR Rahman's...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2016
Nueva Antología
Originally released two decades ago, this dazzling double album was, for many, the introduction to Compay Segundo immediately prior to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018
Global Griot
Eric Bibb knows what he's doing by now. He's released about 40 albums, give or take, and netted a bunch...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
The Road to Horn Fair
An attractively packaged release from a hard-working band from York, this is the third album released under the name of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2019
Spectres
This instrumental folk duo are young musicians with a long pedigree. Immersed in the English folk scenesince birth, they are...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/2021
Seben Steps to Heaven
Formed in Yorkshire and now based in London, Congo Dia Ntotila is comprised of a mixture of African (mostly Congolese)...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Zembrocal Musical
Groove Lélé are a Creole group from the island La Réunion, located in the Indian Ocean to the east of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
