Reviews
Bad Old Songs
Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird
American-born, Berlin-based Daniel Kahn is one of the most interesting arrivals on the klezmer scene in the last few years....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2013
Tree of Dreams
Tree of Dreams is Huong Thanh's second album of traditional Vietnamese music following the release of Cai Luong Music in...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Anatolian Sun
Moğollar (the Mongols) were the original Anatolian rockers and coiners of the term ‘Anatolian pop.’ Back in the late 60s...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: March/2021
Bush Animals Don't Like Hunters: Music of Sierra Leone Vol 1
This is a remarkable collection of field recordings collected from different regions across Sierra Leone between 1965 and 1970. Cootje...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2012
Especial Ivete, Gil, Caetano
Ivete Sangalo, Gilberto Gil & Caetano Veloso
Whilst most lovers of Brazilian music will be familiar with tropicalia founders Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, fewer will know...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2012
All Because of Love
Seyed Ali Jaberi & Sina Sarlak
Recorded live in concert at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, this album is a celebration of the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018
Shuffle
The stompers of King Porter hail from the southern shores of the UK – they’re a seven-piece Brighton-based collective that...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
Love the likembé-twanging chaos of Konono No 1? Ever have a sneaky listen to Kraftwerk when the electro-mood hits you?...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
