Reviews
The Definitive Doc Watson
Folk-singer-ophobes may find an unlikely ally in American roots singer Tim O’Brien, who astutely summarises Doc Watson’s appeal in the...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
The Descendants
“Paradise? Paradise can go f**k itself,’ utters the male protagonist of The Descendants, played by George Clooney. A sense of...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2012
Risplendenti, Riversi
Nataša Mirkovic & Michel Godard
Bosnian-born Nataša Mirković has been exploring the borderlands between early music and Balkan melodies for some years. Both categories are...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: May/2021
Lustuz Laþu Wōþuz Alu
Nordic and Viking culture is currently enjoying a resurgence, not least with the release of big-budget film, The Northman. Which...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: November/2022
Kintal da Banda
The Angolan legend José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho, aka Bonga, turns 80 this year and his latest album is released...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2022
Folk Music of China Vol 4: Songs of Guangxi
This is a rare recording of some lesser-known musical traditions from Guangxi, China. The album presents authentic folk songs of...
Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: May/2020
The Unknown Spanish Levant Vol 2: Egypt
An academic in ethnomusicology as well as a musician and composer who has been performing since he was a teenager...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2023
Beyond the Grid
Led by the jazz saxophonist Guillaume Van Parys, Afrikän Protoköl brings together Belgian jazzers and traditional musicians from Burkina Faso...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2017
The Rough Guide to Flamenco Guitar
Since its genesis in the 18th century, the flamenco guitar has changed little. Its use, however, has shifted from being...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Neon Fields
The Polish group Transkapela, led by cimbały (cimbalom) player Robert Wasilewski, has received strong commendations in this magazine for their...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2015
