Reviews
Serenin: From the Black Sea to the Ligurian Sea
Despite appearances this is not a generic fusion but a bridge between specific traditions soundly based on historical and environmental...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: April/2021
Rolling Back
Hungarian Gypsy band Parno Graszt hail from the village of Paszab in the north-east of the country. Led by tambura...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2019
Fire
Fiery for sure, this bold, all-female, Anglo-Irish bluegrass quintet have made quite a start to their career. They formed in...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2018
The Butcher's Share
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
If The Klezmatics were the pre-eminent klezmer band of the 1990s, I suspect Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird might...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2018
Musical Explorers: Music of Tibet
This re-release of archive recordings is a welcome addition to the many Tibetan musical releases recorded in exile since the...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: May/2018
The Complete John Kirkpatrick Band
The great accordion player John Kirkpatrick played on the album Morris On; he worked with the Albion Band onthe famous...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2013
Africainement Vôtre
Magic System, the Ivory Coast's most successful proponents of zouglou – a mix of zouk, ragga and soca music –...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Fathoms
Each of them is an acclaimed solo artist in their own right, but together, The Furrow Collective continue to be...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
