Reviews
Hangszín
Mónika Lakatos and the Gipsy Voices
The Oláh Roma of Hungary are a minority within a minority, having moved to Hungary and other areas of Central...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2021
Obacht! Musik aus Bayern 2
You will, no doubt, have heard of the English folk song collector Cecil Sharp and the American Alan Lomax. But...
Reviewed by Mark Espiner in issue: June/2011
To the Tavern
The expert players of the London Klezmer Quartet here weave their skills together to create another carefully crafted sonic offering,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2016
Loosening the Strings
When I saw Ethiopian singer and krar (lyre) player Haymanot Tesfa perform at SOAS last year, it was very disappointing....
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2019
Monistic Theory
When West African and Anglo-American musicians collaborate, the results are often heavily based on improvisation. The approach that goes ‘I’ll...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2016
Folk Songs and Soundscapes from Nepal
Composer and producer Bishwo Shahi is based in London but recorded this album in Kathmandu, the capital of his homeland...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: July/2013
Recados de Fora
Angolan singer Bonga made his first album in 1972. Now, at the age of 74, his 30th album is yet...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Sonoridade Pólvora
Hailing from Bahia, Brazil, but brought to us by a Swedish record label, the singer-songwriter Ian Lasserre plies determinedly unassuming,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: August/2017
Assouf
It has been two decades since desert blues music first stepped onto the international stage, and although the world still...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: January/February/2022
