Reviews
Doğu Ekspresi
The border town of Kars in the far north-east of Turkey holds a special allure in the Turkish imagination. The...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2025
Indian Talking Machine Part Two: Instrumental Gems from the 78rpm Era
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Compiled by musician, author and Indian classical music collector Robert Millis, this captivating collection of instrumental Hindustani, Carnatic and folk...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: June/2026
Ingen Hverdag
The Valkyrien Allstars have been big news in the Norwegian folk scene in recent years, winning awards for their feisty...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2012
Under Burning Skies
Breaking news: Souljazz Orchestra have discovered the synthesizer. But not in a bad way. After 15 years together, frequent tours,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2017
Òran Bagraidh
This is a piece of musical archaeology. It feels like you are hearing sounds and words from the distant past....
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2019
Folk Awards 2010
Folk is a music built for hard times. So it’s entirely fitting that Show of Hands’ protest at recent outrages...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010
Copperdollar: The Back of Beyond
This is the work of DJ Marc Stylus, resident disc spinner with the freaky immersive theatre company Copperdollar. Emerging out...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2014
Amina
Three years ago I reviewed Amerli, by a collection of 20 instrumentalists and singers from Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Tabla Jugalbandi for Ustad Shamsuddin Khan’s Punyatithi, 1968
This is a very rare private recording from 1968, featuring two percussion maestros of yesteryear, the twins Shashi (who died...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2012
