Reviews
Canta Cartola
Cartola was perhaps the most exhilarating of all samba songwriters. Not the kind of samba like the frantic dance...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Immeasurable Light
One might have thought that the prolific Wu Man – who more or less single-handedly introduced the Chinese pipa lute...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Fragmentarium
Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Apneseth hosts his biggest band so far, a sextet featuring percussion, bass, accordion, guitar and keyboards, this...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2020
Delâshena
This is an exquisite duo. Bijan Chemirani should be well known to Middle Eastern music enthusiasts as one of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2018
Vision & Revision: The First 80 Years of Topic Records
Topic Records grew out of the Workers' Music Association and over eight decades has consistently championed music made by working...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2019
No 2 Greepe
This is the second album from the Campbells of Greepe – hailed as one of the great singing families in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2014
Amour Java
A big welcome to the second ever record by this admirable Parisian combo, rushed out to capitalise on the success...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: May/2016
Lina_Raül Refree
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Raül Refree made his name on the world music circuit by producing the acclaimed first album by...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: April/2020
Night Prayer
The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are leading names in the art of dhrupad, an ancient pure classical song style...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2012
