Reviews
Milestone
Perhaps better known as bassist with Kate Rusby and Treacherous Orchestra, the impressive Milestone marks Lyall’s second release as a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Tribute to Austin Pitre
This Cajun jam session was recorded in 1999 at an outdoor venue in Opelousas, Louisiana and features the members of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2023
Vivat Vivere
Pablo Golder (diatonic accordion) and Baltazar Montanaro (baritone violin) have been playing together for a decade, touring and recording three...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
30: Real World at WOMAD
You might expect a compilation of Real World artists who have played at WOMAD over the last 30 years to...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
Hawksworth
Perhaps best known as the tub-thumper responsible for the awkward, stumbling funk of art rock weirdos Dead Rider, Matt Espy...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: July/2023
Sunbird
On paper, it’s hard to imagine this works: 23-year-old bandleader Coll brings together musicians from disparate backgrounds that cover Moroccan...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/2024
Kraj za Miastem
You wouldn’t guess it from the name, but WoWaKin are a trio of Polish musicians playing music mostly from the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2018
Diamonoye Tiopité L'Epoque de I'Evolution
Idrissa Diop & Cheikh Tidiane Tall
In 1974, a millionaire Senegalese businessman named Ndiouga Kebe opened Sahm, the first shopping complex in Dakar. It had its...
Reviewed by Jenny Cathcart in issue: June/2011
Taranta Container
Led by Lecce-born singer and author Alessandro Coppola, Nidi d'Arac have mingled traditional repertoires from Salento in south-east Italy with...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2011
Beginner’s Guide to Africa
These kind of compilations, which seek to present what the box describes as ‘the best of African music, past, present...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013
