Reviews
Ciel: Tales from the Box
Thanos Stavridis & Stella Tempreli
Tales from the Box is a collaboration between accordionist Thanos Stavridis and cellist Stella Tempreli. This debut from the duo...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
Never Too Late: Duets with My Friends
In 1960s America, you couldn’t enter a coffee house without running into a malcontent folk singer with a ratty guitar...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2024
Bagola
Trio da Kali | Trio da Kali & Kronos Quartet
Malian group Trio da Kali have been around for some time. They were at the BBC Proms in 2013, and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2025
A Dance More Sweetly Played
It’s rare, as a reviewer, to be sent an album you’ll have on repeat. A Dance Sweetly Played is such...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: February/March/2025
Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin
Blending any sort of traditional music with electronic effects is always a risk. Meanings may be lost, or rhythms diluted....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2021
The Rough Guide to Undiscovered World
The Rough Guide to Un dis cove red World is a showcase compilation. It is the CD companion to record...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Funmi Ti De
Funmi Olawumi has spent the last dozen years singing with various Nigerian ensembles including wedding party favourites the Queens of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Nagez Rameurs
Québécois music is fed by rich waters – French, Irish, Scottish, Breton and Maritime traditions are all integral to its...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
