Reviews
Mames Babegenush With Strings
This fifth helping of Babegenush is as joyous, sorrowful and deftly produced as the group's previous albums, and this time...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Richard Galliano Au Brésil
Forró is Brazil's wildest, wackiest and most wonderful rhythm. The musicologists trace its form to the Portuguese court and its...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2014
Fireside Stories
Fireside Stories is an album that could break your heart. First and foremost, it's astonishingly beautiful. With expertly finger-picked guitar,...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2023
Hajda!
This is the debut of a new band focussing on the traditional music of Polesia, a region of eastern Poland,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2024
The Best Of
When he was just 19 years old, John McCusker gave up his place studying the violin at the Royal Scottish...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2023
Solo & Indrė
Cross-cultural kora and string collaborations have been rather in vogue for the last couple of years, and for good reason:...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Funmi Ti De
Funmi Olawumi has spent the last dozen years singing with various Nigerian ensembles including wedding party favourites the Queens of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Yoruba Odyssey
In recent years Nigerian music has become synonymous with the globalised Afrobeats of the likes of Burna Boy and Wizkid....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
Proper Job
‘Proper job!’ is a Cornish expression of approval – and an excellent ale from St Austell Brewery, which has supported...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Quesaco?
Paris Combo are an iconic Parisian band, carried by the voice and the twinkling presence of Bénédicte Grimault, aka Belle...
Reviewed by Anne Ge in issue: August/September/2022
