Reviews
Washabalal’ Umhlaba: Earth Song
Ladysmith Black Mambazo may have cornered the global market for male gospel singing from southern Africa, but we should not...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020
Dedication to Sylvia Rexach
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Sylvia Rexach was the face of her island's first all-female combo, Las Damiselas, back in the 1950s....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Silent Folk
Since the 1980s, Groupa have been at the vanguard of progressive Nordic folk, their boldness influencing a whole generation of...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2014
Ritmos Queridos
Based in France, where he organises Marseille's annual Tambory Canto Latin music festival at the Cité de la Musique, Simon...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2020
Night Off
Night Off, the debut album from Glasgow-based County Durham folk musician Luc McNally, is a highly accomplished affair. Having built...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
El Carretero
It's not often that an album comes along with an opening track so compelling it begs several listens before you...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2019
Da Hora
The ten seconds of ghostly harmonium that comprises this album's prelude comes courtesy of iconic French actor Denis Lavant (as...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2019
The Escape
The Urban Folk Quartet have been a mainstay on the UK folk scene for a good while now, and there's...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Mariage
The Wau Wau Collectif was formed by Karl-Jonas Winqvist from Sweden with an eclectic group of 20 Senegalese contributors after...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
