Reviews
Moving Home
From Bosnia to Brisbane via Sweden and Slovenia, the Australian-based trio East of West span all points of the compass...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2023
New African Orleans
Alune Wade | Alune Wade & Harold López-Nussa
On his sixth album, this bass-playing son of a 60s Senegalese brass-band star sets out “westward [to] begin a musical...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2025
Finding Home
Born in Damascus but now based in the UK, Youssef has set out to explore and expand the range of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2022
Guitarra 66
Best known for his work with Dead Combo, To Trips decided to go temporarily solo and record Guitarra 66. Dead...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Apr/May/2010
Nyolc 8 Nyolc
Söndörgő are Hungary's super-lively tambura band, fizzing in their music and breathtaking to watch on stage. Members of the Eredics...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2019
Street of Minarets
Described as a ‘gesture of gratitude and admiration’ from the 50-something Dhafer Youssef of today to his teenage self, this...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2023
True North
Ten years ago, Phillip Henry (best known as one half of the award-winning Devon folk duo, Edgelarks, with Hannah Martin)...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2019
BanningsviNe
Flammé Kapaya will be a new name to many. But he spent a decade backing the Congolese singer Werrason in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2013
The Art of the Kora
This is an augmented reissue of the first commercial release of solo kora and griot music recorded in 1972. The...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2020
On the Whole Universe in All Directions
Recent sides by prolific American Primitive revivalists Elkhorn have seen the core duo of Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardener augment...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: June/2023
