Reviews
AH!
Trad.Attack! is the latest group to combine traditional folk music styles with a contemporary approach. Formed by a trio of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: December/2015
Vendrán Suaves Lluvias
Silvana Estrada says she studied at a jazz conservatory so she could “use my voice as an instrument”, and with...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2025
The Living Room Sessions, Part 1
Coming fast on the heels of his Nine Decades series – which featured some brilliant tracks from the early days...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2012
Silsila – Oud Duets
Back in the 1960s, arguments raged as to whether a white man could really sing the blues, and the same...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010
Skiver
These sessions – ‘eight musicians, seven days, one experimental folk album from scratch’ – feature a welcomely eclectic mix of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2021
Eco do Futuro
It's always refreshing to encounter a band that defies stereotypes, especially one with a lead singer who hails from balmy,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2018
Uptown Top Ranking
VP Records here present a comprehensive guide to Byron Lee, a bandleader and producer whose appeal grew from the tastes...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2015
Who Was Essad Bey?
This is a very entertaining and intriguing album. Whole books have been written about Essad Bey. He was born Lev...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017
Wood, Wire & Words
A mere four decades after his last album of original songs was released (1974's Fields of November), Norman Blake gives...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2015
