Reviews
Playing For Change II: Songs Around The World
Reviewing well-mean¬ing musical projects designed to raise money for worthwhile charities can be a critic’s nightmare. More often than not...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2012
Lion Songs: Essential Tracks in the Making of Zimbabwe
As an audio companion to his recent biography of Mapfumo, the American writer and guitarist Banning Eyre has compiled 14...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper
Slovenian avant-folk outfit Širom have built a much-deserved buzz around themselves over the last ten years. The trio are not...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2025
Thailand: Music and Songs from the Golden Triangle
Unreconstructed field recordings of folk songs and instrumental pieces may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but this collection provides...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Soundman Shots: The Caribou and Downbeat 78s Story
The title of this set refers to Jamaican so und – system operators, while Caribouand Downbeat were two pioneering record...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
A Guide to the Birdsong of South America
With passions for conservation, bird-watching and South American music, British producer Robin Perkins decided to combine all three here. He...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2015
The Sublime Porte: Voices of Istanbul 1430-1750
The Sublime Porte is another concept album by Jordi Savall, issued just prior to Mare Nostrum, making use of much...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2012
Are You Invested in the Economy of Love?
While this debut release from London/Lefkosia-based project ELY features some of the UK’s finest contemporary jazz musicians – including AIM...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2022
Rough Guide to the Music of Russian Gypsies
With the exception of the excellent Russian Gypsy Soul double CD on Network a few years back, Russian Gypsy music...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Such a Moon, the Thief Pauses to Sing
Since having met over a decade ago at Ross Daly's Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Crete, Peppe Frana and Christos Barbas...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2019
