Reviews
Indestructible
The brassy, bouncing opening bars of ‘Moreno Soy’, the first track of Indestructible, will make flamenco fans’ hearts pound to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2017
Jerusalem
Tsege-Mariam Gebru is an emahoy (sister) of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, living a hermetic life in Jerusalem at 99 years...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2023
As the World Turns
Plenty has happened to the world in the 15 years since Black Uhuru last released a studio album – much...
Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Mozart of the Banjo: The Joe Morley Project
Aaron Jonah Lewis' 24-song tribute to the legendary British banjo player and composer Joe Morley (1867-1937) is a fascinating dive...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2020
Royal Traveller
Primarily known as a multiple award-winning bluegrass bassist, Missy Raines' penchant for pushing musical boundaries has also found her experimenting...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2019
Oh, What A WorldFolk Europa FECD 030
What if Jimi Hendrix had heard the playing of a Transylvanian village primás? What if Béla Bartók were to have...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Mazal
Aziz Sahmaoui & The University of Gnawa
The first University of Gnawa release came in 2011, when Sahmaoui, a founder of Orchestre National de Barbès, brought together...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Waves of Joy: Bauls from Bengal
Born in Bengal in 1921, Bhattacharya came to the UK after World War II, worked for the Post Office and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2019
UNIKO
Kronos Quartet with Kimmo Pohjonen & Samuli Kosminen
Kimmo Pohjonen is not just one of the world's finest accordion players, he's a composer of panoramic vision, a consummate...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2011
