Reviews
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Between 1972 and 1997, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra cut a unique and much¬loved swathe through that musical realm where folk,...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: October/2010
The Gamelan of Bangle
Terompong beruk is the form of gamelan ensemble indigenous to the Balinese village of Bangle, just one of dozens of...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Varokaa! Hengenvaara
Suistamon Sähkö exist in their own colourful world and, every so often, I’m glad to say, they let us in....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2021
Siku
Born in France to Ecuadorian parents, Nicola Cruz is one of a number of producers of recent years who have...
Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: March/2019
Nigeria Freedom Sounds!
Subtitled ‘Popular Music and the Birth of Independent Nigeria,’ these 23 tracks were all recorded more than half a century...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016
Leaves That Fly
Leaves That Fly is the debut album from Glasgow-based Kim Richards and a beautiful and heartfelt release it is too....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2019
North Cape
The name Nic Zuppardi may be unfamiliar but this master of the mandolin has, for over a decade, been part...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2023
Silk & Stone
Amira Medunjanin is one of the great voices of the Balkans. A decade ago her album Rosa was a fantastic...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2015
Three Bells
Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge & Rob Ickes
Take three of the greatest dobro players on the planet, toss them together in a studio with a playlist that...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2014
