Reviews
Raga Yaman
Uday Bhawalkar is a maestro of dhrupad, an ancient Indian classical vocal style, believed to be the world's oldest musical...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: August/September/2023
Men Lŏnu
Duo Landry+ formed in 2016 after an encounter at the Institut Français de Cotonou. Together, clarinettist, flautist and saxophonist Landry...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: July/2024
Jami
This album is a double dedication, firstly to the 15th-century Sufi poetry of Jami, and secondly to the qawwali master...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2024
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
The Rich are Only Defeated When Running for Their Lives
The eighth album by British-Trinidadian Renaissance man Anthony Joseph takes its title from a line by legendary Trinidadian theorist CLR...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Across the Amerikee: Showpieces from Coal Camp to Cattle Trail
With a banjo, guitar, quietly affecting alto voice and an encyclopedic knowledge of American folk songs, Stephen Wade creates a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2017
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
It is Time for You to Return
Jozef van Wissem is a baroque lute player and self-styled avant-garde composer who recently came to prominence for his soundtrack...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2015
Making Tracks 2022 (Live)
When eight talented and open-minded young musicians from across the world come together to experience each other’s music and discover...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/2025
Detrás da Serra
Banda De Pífanos Caju Pinga Fogo
The pífano is a type of fife flute that probably originated from Europe but was adapted using bamboo by the...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: August/2025
