Reviews
South Sudan Street Survivors
General Paolino featuring Mama Celina
It’s great to hear music from South Sudan, especially on a reputable label like IRL. But it’s baffling that the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2013
This Pale
Shujaat Husain Khan, Katayoun Goudarzi, Shaho Andalibi, Shariq Mustafa
Sufi music exists in various forms in different parts of the Islamic world with differing music and poetry in various...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2021
Uncensored Folk Music of Austria
These are two wonderfully down-home compilations of folk musicians, mainly recorded in Austria by Arhoolie boss Chris Strachwitz in 1967...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
The New Mine
Soon after he’d formed Matthews Southern Comfort, ex-Fairport Convention singer songwriter Iain Matthews enjoyed a million-selling No 1 hit in...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2020
Alento
The Portuguese accordion quartet Danças Ocultas describe their instrument of choice as a ‘dream machine’. Ever since they got together...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
5 Star Motel
It's hard to find out anything about Gitkin. It appears that this is the almost-one-man-band's debut record; 5 Star...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2018
Wicked Light
Members of this young folk ensemble began their various musical careers playing spontaneously on the streets of France, Switzerland and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023
Mawja
The Sahrawi refugee camps are situated out in the deserts of southern Algeria, and are home to the victims of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2024
Couleur
Three years after her masterpiece, Miziki, Ivorian singer Dobet Gnahoré has now taken up the challenge to produce another highly...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
