Reviews
Meet the Mahotella Queens
Released in 1966, this was the Mahotella Queens' debut, comprising their first seven singles plus B-sides recorded over the previous...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2020
The Sea
Martha Tilston's previous albums mixed lyricism and a clear, ringing voice with social-political themes, but The Sea is her first...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Burkina Hakili
The West African nation of Burkina Faso has 60 different ethnic groups; in a strong career that includes three albums...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2021
Aka Balkan Moon/AlefBa
Veteran Belgian fusionists Aka Moon started off experimenting with Central African polyrhythms and polyphonies. On this live double album, they...
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: December/2015
WinterFolk
Christmas albums are like buses – you wait for ages then a whole fleet comes along. Yet few Yuletide sets...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
From Skopje With Love
This is an album whose appeal grows with repeated plays. Like many artists from the Balkans, vocalist Elena Hristova's first...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: August/September/2023
Celebrants
‘My God it's good to see you,’ intones Chris Thile on the opening track of Celebrants, the first all-new album...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2023
Hert
Glasgow-based violinist, composer, vocalist and founding member of FARA, Catriona Price's new release is a suite for string quartet, vocal...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2023
Borderlines & Bloodlines
One of the standout folk albums of 2023 in the UK, which almost flew under the radar, Birmingham-based Germa Adan’s Borderlines...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: March 2024
