Reviews
Beyond Istanbul II: Urban Sounds of Turkey
Ipek Ipekçiolu has done it again. Her well-programmed selection leads the listener through a dreamy path of discovery, with fun...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: March/2010
The Color Line
With recent events in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement questioning whether the Civil Rights campaign of more...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Spectres
This instrumental folk duo are young musicians with a long pedigree. Immersed in the English folk scenesince birth, they are...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/2021
Great Tunes from the World Music Charts Europe
The World Music Charts Europe was founded 30 years ago by the European Broadcasting Union and has been compiled every...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2022
Echo in the Valley
Although they've been married since 2009, Béla Fleck, the world's premier banjo player, and clawhammer banjo player and singer Abigail...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
¡Gózalo! Bugalú Tropical Vol 4
Some four years after the first volume of Vampisoul’s admirable series was released, here comes Volume 4 to disavow us...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Way Up On The Hill
Here’s a jaunty set of songs from the Sussex-based Appalachian-themed band Hatful of Rain, rolling through a tidal wave of...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Cosmic Language
The fusion of jazz and Indian classical music has become so commonplace as to be almost passé, but saxophonist Nat...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2018
Live at 10: The 10th Anniversary Concert
A decade after their debut album, County Antrim's Beoga are celebrating with a lively and satisfyingly long anniversary CD and...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2014
Tigre
Tigre, Banda Magda's third album (which is subtitled Stories of Courage and Fearlessness) is a polished affair, swathed in lush...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2017
