Reviews
Kings Left Behind
Kings Left Behind is the fourth album from New York-based instrumental collective Ikebe Shakedown. Many of the band's members are...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2019
25 Trips
Sierra Hull's voice is as sparkling clear as a glacial stream tinged with just the right shad of Tennessee twang....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2020
Make Your Mark
‘Did you hear the final warning?… Did you hear the people calling?’ The first lines of ‘Hollow’, the opening track...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2022
Imagined Frequencies
Armenian-born Vahagn Turgutyan (aka Vahagni) was introduced to flamenco via his guitarist father, who became obsessed with the Spanish music...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2015
Next Stop… Soweto Vol 2: Soul, Funk & Organ Grooves from the Townships 1969-76
All credit to compilers Duncan Brooker and Francis Gooding, for what they have done with this unusual and fascinating comp¬ilation...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2010
When the Sun Comes Up
The third studio album by Toronto's Lonesome Ace Stringband underscores the trio's reputation as a tightly knit unit committed to...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2018
Calypso Craze 1956-57 and Beyond
Forty-year-old Bear Family Records is a German label renowned for digging deeply into the country, blues and rock’n’roll archives, and...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Silver Lining
Kohesia Ensemble is a mix of Persian and Western musicians whom Australian bassist Kate Pass has brought together, and this...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/February/2022
Highlife Roots Revival
Palm-wine music was the acoustic precursor of Ghanaian highlife and was named after a homemade alcoholic beverage. Koo Nimo, now...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2012
