Reviews
Polka for Punks
Thirty-five years on, the anarchic spirit of punk keeps emerging in unlikely places, from the Beijing underground to R.U.T.A, the...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: March/2013
Howl For More
Evolving from the introspective folk of his debut Quiet Rooms to a more ambitious, delicately electrified musical palette, Howl For...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2025
Songs For Workers
Tian Qiyi featuring Jah Wobble
Ridiculously talented brothers John and Charlie Wardle return to further enhance the meeting point between Chinese and Western music. Charlie...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: October/2025
Going for Broke
Good Habits are a duo from Manchester Bonnie Schwarz (vocals/cello) and Pete Shaw (accordion/cajón). By a quirk of fate, they...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2020
Sing For Me
From Ziguinchor, southern Senegal, the musical heartland of the country, Cherif Mbaw’s second international release brings little of his musical...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
Lament for Syria
A former teacher and journalist in his native Syria, Jan Ibro Khelil fled to Norway in 2010 and was granted...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016
For the Olives
With For the Olives, New Orleans-based Trendafilka extends the legacy of Eastern European polyphonic singing into the 21st century. An...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2025
Lullaby for Naila
How right-on do you like your music? The London Lucumi Choir is a community choir that doesn’t select through auditions....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Visit Malphino
The continuing globalisation of cumbia has seen it travel from Colombia's Caribbean coast to urban dance halls, stadium rock shows,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2018
Songs for the Mist Forest
Morgan Szymanski & Tommy Perman
The music created by childhood friends Morgan Szymanski and Tommy Perman serves as a reflection of their natural surroundings. While...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: August/2025
