Reviews
Black Atlantica Edits
Daniel Haaksman sees himself as somewhat of an auteur when it comes to music from across the globe. The Berlin-based...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2020
Bamboo
This is a welcome full reissue of the experimental album from 1970, which is highly prized by collectors. Shakuhachi (Japanese...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2019
Haunted Bird
Iain Morrison & Daibhidh Martin
Iain Morrison hails from the small village of Back on the Isle of Lewis. Having spent years trying to make...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Tiritando
Antonio Gonzalez Batista helped pioneer the fusion of flamenco and Latin rumba rhythms that has had such an enduring impact...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012
Electricity
Four albums in, and Ibibio Sound Machine are showing no signs of slowing down. Bursting with purpose, Electricity offers hope...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: May/2022
Igrali se Konji Vrani: Black Horses Romped
The Serbian group of female singers led by Svetlana Spajić is probably the best known and undoubtedly the most prolific...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: April/2020
LL25
There are 16 musicians supporting The London Lasses in celebrating their 25 years together on LL25, a generous 14-track album...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2023
Afro Jazz Folk Collection Vol 2
Three years ago, Mieruba – a rarity among crate-digging enterprises in that the label is actually based in West Africa...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
Family Beyond Blood
Accordionist Almir Mešković was born in Bosnia and violinist Daniel Lazar in Serbia; both grew up steeped in Balkan folk...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2024
Yellow Roses
Nominated in the Best Emerging Artist category of the RTÉ Folk Awards 2024, Niamh Bury is swiftly rising as one...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2024
