Reviews
Air Iomall
This is the kind of album that leaves you wanting to hear the whole CD again immediately without having to...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: October/2019
Dai Raft
When Afghan Hazara musician Hamid Sakhizada fled his country and moved to Norway in 2016, he found not only a...
Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: March/2020
kannatused ehk külakiigel pole stopperit
Two Estonian guys, circling their 50s, wearing black suits and performing wild live shows all around Europe with singing, rapping,...
Reviewed by Mateusz Dobrowolski in issue: September/2024
Zivo
On the new release from neo-rebetika outfit Trio Tekke, they have teamed up with drummer Dave de Rose to give...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2017
Gipsy Burek Orkestar
Gipsy Burek Orkestar made a good impression at WOMEX 2013. They describe themselves as ‘blending the exuberant drive of a...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2014
Digital Indigenous 06: Njondhil Njondhal
Javan gamelan ensembles are usually huge affairs, with ranks of musicians playing gongs and percussion instruments. Indonesian musician and composer...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: July/2024
Upstairs in a Tent
Norwegian folk educator and multi-instrumentalist Tellef Kvifte has been a prominent figure in his native music scene for some years...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: September/2025
Z is for Zykopops
This sounds like a half-baked student project that shouldn’t have gone beyond the confines of Zagreb University. It’s a shame,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
The Angel's Share
The angels surely look down kindly on mellifluous fiddle and guitar parts, and on mournful tunes pulled up by the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2016
