Reviews
Wanga
Throes + The Shine's fiery electronic reconfigurations of kuduro – the popular Angolan dance music of the 1980s – are...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2016
Archival Recordings of the Legendary Lead Violinist from Myjava in 1929-1957
Samko Dudík (1880-1967) was a Slovak Gypsy fiddler and band leader, but more than that he was a larger-than-life personality...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2018
Destination Overground: The Story of Transglobal Underground
Transglobal Underground feat Natacha Atlas
The original Transglobal crew are still working together, with and without Natacha Atlas, whose solo star has shone in the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Itku
Itku is the third studio album from Okra Playground, a Finnish six-piece who, since their 2015 debut, Turmio, have rightfully...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2022
Amplitude
Danças Ocultas & Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras
The concertina is as versatile as it is portable – hence its pivotal role in American, Argentinian and South African...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2017
Time to Fly
The debut duo album from RURA's flautist David Foley and fiddler Jack Smedley is a beautiful, evocative and well-cra.ed release....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2020
2
When they recorded their first album, the American-Irish supergroup had no idea it would be so successful. Their five-night string...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2016
Tabansi Sampler
The melting-pot music scene of 70s and 80s Nigeria bursts forth from this compilation, a showcase for the back catalogue...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2019
For Him and Her
Amira Medunjanin made an immediate impact internationally with her debut album Rosa in 2004 with Mostar Sevdah Reunion (a Top...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2020
Zaire 74: The African Artists
The ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ as the 1974 Heavyweight Championship boxing bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman was known,...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2017
