Reviews
Down in Washington Square
A seminal figure in the American folk renaissance of the late 1950s and early 60s, Dave Van Ronk was a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2014
O Paraíso
Bahian artist Lucas Santtana read David Wallace-Wells’ The Uninhabitable Earth, yet remains largely upbeat. Paradise is potentially here and now,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2023
Sudbina
Vida Pavlović was one of the most highly regarded Roma singers to have existed, tragically dying before her time in...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2018
Omera
Ayub Ogada, who died in 2019, was one of Kenya’s finest musicians, a master of the nyatiti (lyre), and a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2022
Jokoto
The ‘Jr’ is important here in order to avoid confusion with Kerfala's more famous older brother, who was also confusingly...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2023
Tradition 2.1
Embedded in ‘Iskitzeko Aldian’, the track right at the heart of this album, is part of a radio broadcast from...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2015
Songs from the Forest Soundtrack
Thirty years ago, the American musicologist Louis Sarno travelled to the Central African Republic to research the music of the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015
Nuba Nova
Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan
Mehdi Haddab’s rai-punk outfit Speed Caravan have somewhat escaped my attention since their brilliant 2008 debut Kalashnik Love, but this...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Howay the Lasses
This striking 11-track collection from Howay the Lasses – a quartet featuring Annie Ball (vocals, accordion, piano), Bronwen Davies-Jones (vocals),...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2023
Francesita
‘Francesita’ is one of several pieces on this fine double album composed by Enrique Delfino, the now near-forgotten pioneer of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
