Reviews
Peru: Folklore and Mythology
There is something quite bizarre about the presentation of these field recordings, made in Lima, Puno, Cuzco, Ay a cucho...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Renayate
Houria Aïchi’s reputation has been built on her performances of songs from her native Aurès, the mountainous region in the...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2013
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
This is a contender for one of the most magical CD releases of late. Sarah-Jane Summers is an esteemed student...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2014
Dougna
A former singer with the Guinean all female band Les Amazones de Guinée, Sayon Bamba certainly doesn’t lack spirit. She’s...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Sangeet
Sudeshna Bhattacharya & Tanmoy Bose
Sudeshna Bhattacharya, who has been a lecturer in International Management and also teaches Indian classical music at the Norwegian Academy...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: April/2020
Atlântico
Django lives! Or his legacy does anyway. Raised in a Belgian manouche community, where he learned the guitar as a...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2021
Fly Around
If a mash-up of bluegrass, folk, punk and psychedelia sounds tasty to your ears, Fly Around is your bowl of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2021
Est'd 1969
A reinvigorated Steeleye Span set their stall against an illustrious past with Est'd 1969 and it's up there with the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2019
Diamond in the Rough
Following 2017's The Things That Matter, 19th Street Band deliver Diamond in the Rough, a nine-track showcase for the core...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2021
Roots of Strings: A Musical Journey with the Arabic Oud
It's a dark irony that the protracted suffering of the Syrian conflict has given Western audiences unprecedented opportunities to hear...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2021
