Reviews
Ääneni Yli Vesien
Finnish folk music is undergoing another exciting resurgence with many young bands finding new and inventive ways of celebrating traditions....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2018
Tiger Run
Nyolo's eighth album in a solo career that began in 1996 with Tribu may just be her most cohesive and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
The Rough Guide to Blues Divas
The stereotypical image of the early blues pioneers as black itinerant males playing bottleneck guitar on the plantations of the...
Reviewed by Nigel Luilliamson in issue: April/2020
Nostalgic Moments
The sepia-tinted cover shots and period costumes provide a visual counterpart to the title of this album, the second by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2015
Nahnou Houm
Siwan is the name of a collective of musicians that Norwegian jazz keyboardist and composer Jon Balke has assembled for...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: March/2018
A Glint O’ Scottish Fiddle
Co-founder of Breabach Patsy Reid is one of the finest fiddle players working the Scottish scene today. A Glint O’...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2018
Baluchistan: The Instrumental Tradition
Ocora has released many fine recordings of lesser-known musical traditions and this album, featuring the instrumental tradition of Balochistan, is...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Anarchy & Romance
OK, this is really wacky. But then, what else did you expect from the impish German DJ who set Euro...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Don Letts Presents: Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown Vol 2
Don Letts hosts an enjoyably eclectic radio show on BBC 6Music and is something of an icon of the late-70s...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2015
Caboclo
As a high-profile singer-songwriter with his own TV show, the French-born, Brazil-raised Pierre Aderne would seem to be living proof...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2015
