Reviews
The Hind Wheels of Bad Luck
In an era in which female folk voices are either breathy and virginal or histrionic and attention-seeking, Cath Tyler’s voice...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Apr/May/2010
Fire, Sweat and Pastis
While collaborations bring together performers from all over the world, a project between Finnish and Beninese musicians still seems an...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2
Five years after stars young and old assembled under the aegis of Australian dancehall producer Jake Dominic ‘Mista’ Savona for...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2022
Hikikomori
Acho Estol and Dolores Solá have spent 25 years revivifying tango and other Argentinian and international musical genres with wit,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2021
Empêche-Nous!
France's favourite southerners are back with more balladry about life in the port city of La Ciotat, near Marseille. This...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2012
Vida
Vida is Ana Tijoux’s first album in a decade. That does not mean the Chilean rapper was hiding from the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2024
As If…
British folk’s most prominent close harmony trio, Coope, Boyes & Simpson are veterans of the excellent Blue Murder (with assorted...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Diatakendiya
Given the name Cissokho, it is almost inevitable that this will be a fine example of West African griot music....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2016
Las Últimas Composiciones de Violeta Parra
There’s a moment on this album, during the song ‘Cantores que Reflexionan’ (Singers Who Reflect), where the listener is held...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2025
