Reviews
Wasalala
Translating as ‘She Glows’, the title-track of Madalitso Band's second album recounts the hardships of an orphaned girl who grows...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Fazendo as Pazes com o Swing
Before rock'n'roll there was swing – with big bands fronted by musicians like Benny Goodman introducing African-American syncopation and jazz...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Apr/May/2014
Children of the Otter
The leading Tuvan throat singing group Huun Huur Tu have made many notable collaborations over the past 25 years. However,...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: March/2019
Uncensored Folk Music of Austria
These are two wonderfully down-home compilations of folk musicians, mainly recorded in Austria by Arhoolie boss Chris Strachwitz in 1967...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Rakshasa
Guitarist Simon Thacker has assembled a team of first-rate musicians including the brilliant classical violinist Jacqueline Shave from the Britten...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2013
Mezo: Field
Serbian Hungarian Félix Lajkô is one of Europe’s most remarkable violin players – a true virtuoso, but a quixotic and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2014
New Road
It's been 11 years since Barry released his first solo album and in that time the north Kerry piper has...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Love in Africa
Kodjovi Kush & Afrospot All Stars
Inspired by his jazz musician father, Kodjovi Kush started his first band aged just 15 and has since played with...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2018
The Mountain and the River
The Mountain and the River is the debut recording by Yuan Deng, an Italy-based female virtuoso of the guzheng (21-string...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2015
Turrys
Singer Ruth Keggin is a committed campaigner for the Manx language and her debut album Sheear (reviewed in #108), featuring...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2016
