Reviews
Work Harder and One Day You’ll Find Her
This gorgeous, melancholic and magical mini-album of eight songs, clocking in at around half the length of many of today’s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010
A Bit Na Ta
George Telek, David Bridie & Musicians of the Gunantuna
An ambitious cross-cultural project between Australia and Papua New Guinea, A Bit Na Ta (The Source of the Sea) focuses...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2017
Coracle
Alongside Sam Lee and Alasdair Roberts, Emily Portman is one of the great interpreters of traditional ballads from the magical...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Bamako Today
The BKO Quintet consist of four Malians and one French musician; they play traditional Malian music with a modern twist....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
The Worst is Yet to Come: Best Of 1995-2017
Norway's Los Plantronics have been rocking for more than 20 years now, hence this double CD or double-vinyl compilation. The...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2018
History Has a Heartbeat
Joseph Tawadros with William Barton
Born in Cairo, Egypt and having emigrated to Australia aged three, Joseph Tawadros has done much to expand the boundaries...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2022
Poems from Szék
The Transylvanian village of Szék occupies an important place in the Hungarian folk tradition. It’s situated in Romania, but the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/September/2022
Northern Flyway
Birds have been companions, harbingers, auguries and symbols for humanity for millennia. We follow their song, their migrations, their flyways,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018
