Reviews
Calypsos, Boogies, Rockers, Ballads & Bluebeat: The Rise of Black Music in Britain
There has been a surge of interest over recent years in the roots of black music in Britain. The London...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Folk Music of China Vol 6: Folk Songs of China's Tajik & Russian Minorities
You would be forgiven for mistaking this album for one from the former Soviet Union. It is instead music by...
Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall & the Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program
Preservation matches a wildly diverse collection of 20 well-known performers (The Blind Boys of Alabama, Angélique Kidjo, Merle Haggard and...
Reviewed by Roger Hahn in issue: October/2010
Get on Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee
This album certainly has deep roots. The original Get on Board by the folk-blues duo of harmonica player Sonny Terry...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2022
Next Stop… Soweto Vol 2: Soul, Funk & Organ Grooves from the Townships 1969-76
All credit to compilers Duncan Brooker and Francis Gooding, for what they have done with this unusual and fascinating comp¬ilation...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2010
Berlin 1964 – Live & Berlin 1964 – The Lost Studio Recordings
A double archival release from Black Truffle, these very rare recordings feature the brothers Moinuddin (d1966) and Aminuddin Dagar (d2000),...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2024
Traditional Irish Music Played on the 5-String & Tenor Banjos
Luke Coffey & Patrick ‘Paahto’ Cummins
Right from the get-go on the opening set of reels (‘George White’s/Carracastle Lass’), there’s a lovely swing and lift to...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2025
Haiti Direct – Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978
What a truly wonderful collection of music there is on Strut's latest outing into the musical unknown! While Cuban and...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Apr/May/2014
Protobilly: The Minstrel & Tin Pan Alley DNA of Country Music 1892-2017
This compilation is an amazing and expansive labour of love that traces the journey of country music from the very...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Tomorrow People: The Best of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
The Melody Makers, on the surface, look like Jamaica's version of the Jacksons. Featuring four of Bob Marley's numerous children...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: July/2014
