Reviews
Songs From The Cane Fields (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Two decades ago, the 21-year-old Guy Buttery released an instrumental album that redefined South African guitar playing. While his compatriot...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: February/March/2026
Blackhouse
Taking inspiration from the present and the future, Blackhouse is an energetic and exciting album from the Peatbogs and shows...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
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
France: An Anthology of Traditional Music
It's become a cliché when writing about cultural diversity in France to trot out the old de Gaulle maxim about...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2010
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The Band of Gică Diricel from Dobroteşti, Teleorman
This band come from Teleorman County in the south of Romania, about 90km west of Clejani, home of Taraf de...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
Roots Travellers
‘Gypsy’ is a term mistakenly given to Indian migrants who arrived in Constan¬tinople around 1,000 years ago: the locals, having...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2011
Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition into the Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
This compilation album features 18 tracks by nine different Peruvian cumbia amazónica bands that played the high-energy dance music emanating...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: March/2023
Vision & Revision: The First 80 Years of Topic Records
Topic Records grew out of the Workers' Music Association and over eight decades has consistently championed music made by working...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2019
Sê
It’s never easy when someone, unable to fight destiny picks up on the same craft their parents excelled...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2022
Mundo Solo
I have been an admirer of the prolific Brazilian guitarist and composer Fabiano Do Nascimento for several years. Based in...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2024
