Reviews
Antipodes
This ill-Focused collection of ‘found sound’ excerpts mixed in with live performances – conducted, presumably, on the streets – and...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2016
Rock Island Grange
Firmly rooted in the traditional old-time vein, this ninth recording by the Portland, Oregon-based Foghorn Stringband features sparkling acoustic instrumentals...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Dos
Los Fabulocos featuring Kid Ramos
Los Angeles’ pop¬ulation is now more than 50% Mexican. Yet if you follow the mainstream media you would believe that...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
High Life Time II
For a highlife aficionado, putting on the first disc of this compilation is like being greeted by old friends: Prince...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Homage to Nazım Hikmet
Tülay German & François Rabbath
Poet, playwright and novelist Nazım Hikmet has cast a huge shadow over Turkish culture for a century. A pioneer of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2022
Pizzica Indiavolata
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
There's no question that this spirited, acclaimed seven-piece acoustic ensemble is the vanguard of the effervescent present-day musical scene in...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Apr/May/2013
The Reach
A debut album for the ages from Cardiff-based collective Afro Cluster, whose mission to ‘address the struggles facing individuals and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Jedba: Spiritual Music from Morocco
Abdesselam Damoussi & Nour Eddine
The brainchild of producer Abdesselam Damoussi and multi-instrumentalist Nour Eddine, this set of Moroccan Sufi music from across the kingdom...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2019
The Water is the Shovel of the Shore
Shovel Dance Collective's epic album dredges down through bodies of water. It shifts through the capital, raw materials and hard...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2023
One More for the Road
The Wiyos continue to surf a wave of popular acclaim, thanks to a 2009 appearance on the BBC documentary Folk...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
