Reviews
Do Norte
With lyrics in Portuguese and perfect pronunciation you could be forgiven for thinking A Bossa Eletrica are from Brazil. In...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2012
Bande Italiane
Look at a map of southern Europe, think raucous brass bands and you’re probably drawn to the Balkans – Serbia...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Fickle Fortune
The opener, ‘The Two Sisters’, sets the scene for a rather sweet and graceful debut from the Scots-born singer, Robyn...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Pa’ki Pa’ka
Raised in Sweden and Australia and trained as a classical guitarist, Robert Svärd fell into flamenco from a distance, but...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2016
Voice + Vision: Songs of Resistance, Democracy and Peace
‘The Internationale’ was Topic Records’ first ever release, with the jollier ‘The Man that Waters the Workers’ Beer’ on the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Ellipsis
Winner of the Musician of the Year title at the recent BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and a former BBC...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2018
Il Mese del Rosario
Breaking moulds works best when you can demonstrate you’ve nailed the mould. The first two tracks of this scintillating second...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2017
Kamélé Yeleen
Moussa Pantio Diabaté & Baragnouma
Moussa Pantio Diabaté is a balafon (xylophone) player from Burkina Faso. With the help of Arts Council funding he was...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2013
