Reviews
Flash de Mémoire
The concept of marrying traditional songs with heavy electronic dance music is a curious one, conjuring notions of the Pet...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2022
Übersee
The Süddeutsche funkateers are back with a bang. For those listeners who were lucky enough to stumble across last year's...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: March/2010
The Unfinished Violin
Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War show toured from 2014 to last year, and he has chosen that...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018
Live in America
Over the last few years, Oumar Konaté has been making his mark on the Mali guitar scene, his guitar-bass-drums trio...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2017
Leave Your Sleep
The former 10,000 Maniacs singer signed to Nonesuch last year, and her first album in seven years is an ambitious,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Dvojka
Born in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, Damir Imamović is one of the leading names in the country's dynamic new sevdah...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2016
Music of the Travellers
This well-executed album is something of an oddity, having been produced by a quartet of musicians who all play in...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2018
Fado: The Great Anthology
If you’re new to fado, then this is an excellent place to start, but even if you’re already a dedicated...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: Apr/May/2015
Warsaw's Jewish Mermaid: Syrena Recordings from the Orvomaa Archive 1909-1933
Renair Records are unearthing rare sources of Jewish music from hidden archives. Chekhov's Band, the last album, reviewed in #114,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
