Reviews
Echo in the Valley
Although they've been married since 2009, Béla Fleck, the world's premier banjo player, and clawhammer banjo player and singer Abigail...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Folk Music from Transylvania, Then and Now
The revival of authentic Transylvanian music was central to the Hungarian táncház (dance house) movement in the 1980s and 90s....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2018
Live at 10: The 10th Anniversary Concert
A decade after their debut album, County Antrim's Beoga are celebrating with a lively and satisfyingly long anniversary CD and...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2014
Home Recordings
Simpson was scheduled to deliver a live album this year. Instead, he went home, found a room, pressed record, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2021
Up
Two decades into a career that began by defining the Asian Underground scene, Karsh Kale's work has continued to develop...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: May/2016
Taverne, Café Amán e Tekés
Orchestra Bailam have been around since 1989, with a respectable backlist discography still available. The core group of five guys...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Kamale Blues
That Harouna Samaké has been Salif Keita's kamalengoni player for the past 17 years tells you all you need to...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
First Farewell
This is a remarkable album by a singersongwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist and writer who grows more impressive as the years go...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2021
Resistance
The hard-hitting sextet from Ottawa struts its stuff again. It may be the band's first all-vocal album and there may...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2015
Juno Concerto
When writing compositions dedicated to a child, artists have to be careful not to cross the line into sentimentality. The...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2017
