Reviews
Jewish Folksongs from the Shtetl
Olga Mieleszczuk is a classically trained Polish singer and accordionist. In recent years she has focused on Yiddish and Jewish...
Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Prelude to the Divine Realm
While the pipa lute and guqin zither are each highly respected and culturally representative instruments of traditional Chinese music, they’re...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2025
Made in Malawi
There has sadly been very little international exposure for the music and musicians of Malawi. There is no immediately identifiable...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2015
Y Bardd Anfarwol
In October 2011, Welsh musician Gareth Bonello, aka The Gentle Good, journeyed to the Chinese city of Chengdu, spending six...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2014
Plays Vasco Martins
Bau has been a behind-the-scenes stalwart of Cape Verdean music ever since Cesaria Evora first put the islands on the...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2013
Skycatcher
Hasidic Jewish crossovers aside, New York’s reggae scene has become trademarked by large, brass heavy dub groups who use guest...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Control
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & Zantoda Mark III
Ambolley comes from the coastal twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi in the western region of Ghana and his impressive...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2019
Eze-Nri Royal Drummers Vol 1
This is a live recording of an investiture ceremony of an Eze-Nri king. The Nri kingdom of the Igbo people...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2020
Ushba: Georgian Harmonies
The group Mze Shina (Inner Sun) is actually a French quartet – three men and one woman – specialising in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Kerwanê
Kardeş Türküler celebrate their 21st anniversary with this ‘Best Of’ compilation. They have become such a feature of the musical...
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: December/2015
