Reviews
Lamwong: Freedom Fighters
The musicians from the Acholi tribe in remote northern Uganda were recorded on Lamwong by producer Ian Brennan, known for...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
From the Stillhouse
Hailing from the frozen forests of northern Ontario, Murder Murder describe themselves as a ‘bloodgrass’ band. Particularly interested in murder...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2017
Jouhikko
Finnish music fans around the world know Logrén as the fiddle player in the legendary band Värttinä. What they might...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: September/2024
Talassa
After 25 years of researching and performing traditional music from Salento and Apulia, Italy, singer-songwriter Dario Muci releases his first...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: December/2024
Hinterland
Hinterland – a region beyond what is visible or known – comes with freights of psychological scree, and this striking...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2025
Rwanda Sings With Strings
On the surface, the fifth album by Rwandan duo The Good Ones is a departure from the usual modus operandi...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2025
Río Abajo
Now domiciled in Lyon, France, this young Venezuelan singer, percussionist and member of the Réunionese-Venezuelan quartet, Parranda La Cruz, has...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: September/2025
