Reviews
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
Explaining The Ballad of Dood & Juanita to an interviewer, Sturgill Simpson offered, ‘I’ve only ever really been interested in...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2021
Rescued Treasure
This is rescued treasure indeed. The Semer Ensemble bring back to life the previously lost recordings of Hirsch Lewin's Semer...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2016
The Pure and the Golden
The entire world knows and loves South Africa's premier Zulu ensemble. Joseph Shabalala's group has such a vast repertoire, recorded...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012
Devils and Wonders in Bali
At several points, this disc of Balinese gamelan recordings made in 1974 had me punching the air in excitement. There’s...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Apr/May/2011
The Buzz and the Bells
This is the second studio recording from the Richmond, Virginia-based group specialising in the enticing sounds of Ethiopian jazz. Their...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2022
Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
The folk quartet Spiro rework English dance tunes under the aegis of minimalism and systems music; these are tunes that...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2015
The Peacock and the Sunflower
Veretski Pass are one of the world’s leading traditional klezmer bands, partly because they search out unusual and little-known repertoire....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2025
Arka’k Su
Here’s another beautiful produc¬tion from the Caprice label and the Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research. Kurash Sultan...
Reviewed by Rachel Harris in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Poetry and Music of Ashiqs
After several CDs of mugham, Felmay's excellent series of Azerbaijani music turns to the country's other traditional form – the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Despite the Wind and Rain
Despite the Wind and Rain is the first album from the duo of Gaelic singer-pianist Rachel Walker and singer and...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: March/2023
