Reviews
The Playback Queen: the Very Best of Asha Bhosle
Aptly titled The Playback Queen, this compilation captures four decades of Asha Bhosle's extensive repertoire – up to the 1990s...
Reviewed by Kulbir Natt in issue: Apr/May/2010
Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston
It's ‘Chan Chan’ again, Jim, but not as we know it… This time the Cuban staple song gets a reggae...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2017
Celebrating Emperor Tewodros II
Anyone familiar with Francis Falceto's marvellous Éthiopiques series will have a good idea of what to expect from this album...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Beating Heart Tanzania (Originals)
This endearing collection of field recordings is sourced from English ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey's remarkable catalogue of South and Central African...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Drops Genuine Negro Jig
Choosing to resuscitate a near-extinct musical tradition is as curious a decision as it is admirable. Nobody seems to have...
Reviewed by Nigel Tassell in issue: March/2010
Sense of the Place
Folk clubs and artists were hit hard by the pandemic, and Stonehaven, twice voted the BBC Alba Folk Club of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2022
Toma Tu Jabón Kapax
It's so rare these days to And music that sounds completely fresh, that is in any way different to everything...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2013
What Makes You
Indie folk champions Elephant Sessions return with their second album, and a cracker it is too. Winners of Live Act...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Songs Beyond Words
Performing together for more than 20 years, the husband and wife team of vocalist Mia Hsieh, a Taiwan native, and...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: March/2021
