Reviews
African Homeland: Voices & Rhythms From Zimbabwe and Southern Africa
We're no doubt going to be hearing a lot of music from South Africa in the run-up to the soccer...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2010
Los Hijos de la Montaña
Following the success in 2016 of two collaborative albums – with novelty Smiths/Morrissey coverists Mexrissey and the more vital Tucson-based...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2017
Rough Guide to Salsa Dance
Just how much juice is there left to squeeze from the salsa market? Tons, if the recent assembly line of...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2010
Ghazals and Thumris: From the Musical Heart of Budapest
Pratibha Singh Baghel, Kavya Limaye, Deepak Pandit, The Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Ghazal and thumri are wonderful poetic sung genres from northern South Asia, emerging out of 19th-century courtesan and Muslim traditions...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2023
A Year Too Late and a Month Too Soon
Thankfully, it is now that we are beginning to see the beauty that can emerge from a tumultuous few years....
Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: July/2022
Clare Sands
Galway-born multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Clare Sands has been making a name for herself on the Irish and international live circuit...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2022
Thailand: Music and Songs from the Golden Triangle
Unreconstructed field recordings of folk songs and instrumental pieces may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but this collection provides...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Soundman Shots: The Caribou and Downbeat 78s Story
The title of this set refers to Jamaican so und – system operators, while Caribouand Downbeat were two pioneering record...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall
Roberts has released a number of albums devoted to traditional songs over the course of the past two decades, 2010's...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2023
Broadside Ballads Vol III
Canadian band The Deep Dark Woods have been around for years with their own rootsy indie folk, but a lot...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: August/2024
