Reviews
La Confusion
The ninth studio album from the blind Malian duo opens with ‘Bofou Safou’, a disco-fied electro-pop excursion that you'd be...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
Griais
Named after her home village on Lewis in the Western Isles, Griais is Mackenzie’s first solo album. It’s a bright...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
The Livelong Day
The outstanding ten minutes of ‘The Wild Rover’ dominates this third album from Ireland's most significant band. Drawing on the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Umoyo Wa Muthempire (Live in the Temple)
Tonga Boys feat Doctor Kanuska Group
For those in the Malawian countryside, the Tonga Boys from Mzuzu are a band from the big city and the...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/February/2022
Hotline
This is an ambitious and impressive suite, as much jazz as it is folk. As a member of Lau, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2013
The Boston States
The title of this album refers to the moniker given to the greater metro area of Boston in the 19th...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2017
Seasons of India
The premise of this disc is a journey by raga through a year of seasons, from monsoon to summer. This...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2020
Music from Romania
These recordings were made by the celebrated musicologist Deben Bhattacharya in 1965, the year Nicolae Ceauşescu came to power. It...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2014
The Rough Guide to Acoustic India
Every track on this CD deserves to be played on repeat until they are all etched, beat for beat, into...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
