Reviews
Kodama
The international debut release from Franco-Japanese singer Maïa Barouh is an eclectic affair and reveals a young and talented artist...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Cantigas do Camiño
The year 2010, when the Feast of St James falls on a Sunday, is a special one for Santiago de...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
In Flanders Fields
From the long-established English vocal harmony trio comes an homage to the music and song of World War I, one...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2014
Caraguatá: Guitar Works from Uruguay
Away from Montevideo and the coastal resorts, Uruguay is a peaceful, pastoral country where rhythms and rituals have changed very...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2014
Make the Light
Kate Rusby has always interspersed her own compositions among traditional songs. Now, for the first time, she has made an...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2011
Night Song
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook
Night Song was the second time the Pakistani devotional qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan had worked with Canadian producer...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2019
Mingled Years
When Timo Alakotila says that this is one of the most exciting projects he's ever been involved with, you just...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2019
The Loft Tapes
Sheffield-based Mishra were founded by Ford Collier and Kate Griffin using money from the first Christian Raphael prize to foster...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 1
Awesome Tapes from Africa began its life as a record label with a reissue of Malian Wassoulou singer Nahawa Doumbia's...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
The Waters and the Wild
The first two tracks of this third album from the Dorset duo largely sum up the whole set. ‘The Hour...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2018
