Reviews
As It Comes
Belgian composer and multi-instrumentalist Ward Dhoore has made fairly regular appearances in these pages as a member of such forward-thinking...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2025
Roots
Kasia Kadłubowska, a Polish percussionist based in Berlin, is on a journey to retrace her roots on the Polish-Ukrainian-Belarusian borderlands....
Reviewed by Michał Wieczorek in issue: February/March/2026
Byin Arrivé
From La Réunion comes an action-packed album featuring eight young musicians, fronted by the punchy Creole vocals of lead singer...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: April/2026
Vocals and Percussion from Hahoe and Kyongju
This album will prove heavy going unless you are a serious fan of field recordings. A mask-dance drama from Hahoe...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2013
Terre de Mon Poème
Behind the enigmatic stage names and identities of French singer Emilie Hanak lies a girl exploring her multiple roots through...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
London Calling
The occasionally forced-sounding jollity of some klezmer might make it a bit of an acquired taste for many, but this...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2014
Babilonia
There's an agreeable rock influence coming to the fore on this Italian band's latest album. But those distorted guitar chords...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: April/2016
Ayalgalar: Melodies
This is the fourth and highly listenable release by Tyva Kyzy. They were the first and only women's group in...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: May/2020
Mambo Cosmico
Sonido Gallo Negro are a nine-piece band from Mexico City who are intent on exploring the outer limits of cumbia....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2018
When I Was A Lad
Serial folk award-nominees Megson, otherwise known as husband and wife duo Stu and Debbie Hanna, took a break from music...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2012
