Reviews
Trompeteros
Oh, to have lived in Peru in the 70s. Well, perhaps not... what with military dictators, the Ancash quake and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2020
Some Other Land
Perhaps best known for his work as fiddler for The Treacherous Orchestra, Session A9 and Peatbog Faeries, Adam Sutherland is...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2018
Si Vita Si
If you're imagining Barbara Furtuna as a comely chanteuse from mainland France – perhaps you've spotted that Jacques Brel's ‘Song...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: Apr/May/2014
Zay Freylekh!
The Russian klezmer band Dobranotch (Goodnight) are like a retro homage to the larger bands of the American klezmer revival...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2022
Ekonklo
Ekonklo is a thoroughly enjoyable hour of gentle West African roots music. Adjiri Odametey is a singer-songwriter from Accra, Ghana...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2021
Coro del Mundo
The first bar of ‘Dance to the Revolution’, which opens this album, is among the most surprising you're likely to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Detached
For lovers of boundary-pushing music, a flute and a diatonic accordion may not seem an immediately thrilling prospect. Here, however,...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: April/2020
Séga Ravanne
This is the latest re-release from Ocora's extensive catalogue of field recordings from around the world, stretching back 60 years....
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2017
