Reviews
A Ukrainian Wedding
Cappella Romana & Nadia Tarnawski
The order of a modern wedding has become standardised across the world: an engagement followed by a wedding ceremony with...
Reviewed by Yurii Bereza in issue: January/2025
O Que Mais Você Quer Saber De Mim
How can this Bahian folk-MPB songwriter differentiate himself from his contemporaries on his second album, when there are many others...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2026
Housewarming
With sweet three-part harmonies and instrumental chops to burn, Melbourne's Mae Trio have become a favourite on the Aussie folk...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
Afrobeast
Yaaba Funk are a multiracial, multi¬national ten-piece Brixton band who have developed a strong reputation over the past two years...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Sonero de Oriente
Arturo Jorge y Su Cuarteto Tradición
If you’re a fan of Buena Vista Social Club, whose eponymous 1997 album was a global sensation, you’ll warm to...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: October/2023
Ritka Magyar Vol 1
The folk music revival in Hungary, and the dance house scene that was its driving force, are now nigh-on half...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Erbil
The Syrian singer Omar Souleyman’s fifth studio album, Erbil, is filled with the celebration of life through music. Souleyman performs...
Reviewed by Thérèse Wassily Saba in issue: August/2024
Qui Omple Un Estadi No És Pas Un Graller
Trèvol present themselves as a young quartet picking on traditional instruments and repertoire, while inserting jazz, pop and folk elements....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: February/March/2025
