Reviews
When Our Grandfathers Said No
Hailing from north¬east England, the trademark of this vocal trio is lusty close harmony singing, through which they tell nostalgic...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Ifetayo
Soundway Records have an impressive catalogue of rare groove reissues, many of them from Africa. But although there are African...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2012
The Soul of Epirus
Petroloukas Halkias & Vasilis Kostas
Petroloukas Halkias (also spelled Chalkias) is a revered 85-year-old clarinettist, while Vasilis Kostas is a rising player of the eight-stringed...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2020
Once Upon a Time in Senegal: The Birth of Mbalax 1979-1981
Youssou N’Dour is Africa’s biggest star and the mbalax sound he helped shape remains Senegal’s musical heartbeat 30 years after...
Reviewed by Katharina Lobeck Kane in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Shouka
There hasn’t been much news from the Western Sahara recently. But all is not quiet on the Western front. Shouka...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
What the Folk?!
2008's Fela Kalappal took the Hungarian band's repertoire of music out of the Carpathians and pulled it into the shape...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2011
A Memento of Istanbul
A Memento of Istanbul is an excellent solo oud album by top Iranian player Saeed Nayeb Mohammadi. It’s the opening...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2023
Teleology
If this really is the final album from Peggy Seeger, then the great lady is going out in style. Released...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2025
Granada 1013-1502
Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya
On his new theme album, named after Granada – the city that epitomised Muslim rule in Spain and also witnessed...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: October/2016
