Reviews
I See a World
Fusing Scottish jigs and reels with influences from jazz, pop and techno, Peatbog Faeries’ music is often described as ‘high-octane.’...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2023
Pepito y Paquito
Many albums are ballyhooed for their ‘historic’ significance. Most are truly significant only as gap-fillers on the shelves of completist...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2024
Perfeita Desordem
When one hears of a duo comprised of Portuguese guitar and classical guitar, fado understandably pops into mind. But although...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2024
Our Calling
Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko
The British-Italian folk songwriter Piers Faccini and the Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko (Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabaté, Derek Gripper) first...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2025
Hunter Folk Vol 1: Tribute to Toumani Koné
Mali’s Nfaly Diakité is a virtuoso of the donso ngoni, an eight-stringed antelope skin harp favoured by the donsow, the...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2024
Mohini
Sudeshna Bhattacharya & Mosin Khan Kawa
Norway-based Sudeshna Bhattacharya is one of very few female sarod players, having begun training aged just eight, initially with her...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2025
LÉVE LÉVE Vol. 2: Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s-80s
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
It’s been six years since Bongo Joe’s first volume of sounds from these two former Portuguese colonies in the equatorial...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2026
Tåreportens Pärla
The Kalevala, a 19th-century Finnish epic, inspired this mostly improvised dialogue between two of the country’s foremost folkies. Maria Kalaniemi...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: May/2026
Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet
Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet
With this latest entry in his Adventure Music catalogue, mandolin maestro Mike Marshall and the renowned Turtle Island Quartet have...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2014
Doce Milongas de Amor y un Tango Desesperado
Sometimes it’s hard to hear a song for the first time. That’s certainly the case for me with Delfina Cheb’s...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2020
