Reviews
Rough Guide to Native America
Knowledge of – and exposure to – Native American music and culture is sadly lacking in the UK and Europe....
Reviewed by James Lascelles in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
None the Wiser
If you're looking for one of the finest contemporary poet-singers in England, look no further than the man with an...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
New York–Addis– London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965–1975
Keyboardist, vibra¬phone player and bandleader Mulatu Astatke was an early subject for Francis Falceto’s acclaimed Éthiopiques series, and 14 fine...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Shoshan
Ready for something new and exciting? How about qawwali (Sufi devotional song), Rajasthani folk singing, Indian classical music, flamenco and...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2010
50 Years
When the definitive history of Irish folk music comes to be written, The Dubliners will loom large and long in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2013
Someone’s got to Pay
Anyone who’s seen this four-piece country band live will have been impressed by the way they manage to make serious...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2010
Studio 105
Mayra Andrade has released just two albums:her spellbinding and multi award-winning 2006 debut Navega and its lusher 2010 follow-up Stória...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
L’Oeil Du Coeur
This is not your everyday easy listening album. For those without a strong grasp of Arabic and/or French, either a...
Reviewed by Gus Isherwood in issue: October/2013
Crocodile Blues
Songhai Blues, Samba Touré's debut album of two years ago, was sub-titled ‘Homage To Ali Farka Touré’; the late guitarist...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
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Boris Malkovsky Time Petah-Tiqva
Boris Malkovsky is a Russian-trained Israeli master of the bayan (diatonic button accordion) and from the very first bars of...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
