Reviews
Nahma: A Gulf Polyphony
The project Nahma: A Gulf Polyphony consists of a double album and book. Several electronic artists were commissioned to create...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: January/February/2022
Marrabenta Music From Mozambique
It is an unfortunate fact that many of Mozambique’s best musicians live abroad. There are few recording opportunities in the...
Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
The Brightest Path
Patsy Reid is an in-demand fiddler who's been heard with Breabach, Kathryn Tickell and The Treacherous Orchestra, among others. She...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2014
Yonder Green Grove
The four women who make up The Norfolk Broads first met in the alto section of the Trad Academy Sea...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2022
Villa-Lobos Superstar
When the members of Pau Brasil stepped onto their road to becoming a crucial band in Brazil's contemporary instrumental music...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2017
Houdoud
Houdoud, meaning ‘Frontier’, is the second album from the Paris-based ensemble Bab El West, and the theme of exploring borders...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2020
Mazes
On her second album, Mazes, Harri Endersby subtly blurs the line between traditional and contemporary folk music, with added birdsong...
Reviewed by Charlie Long in issue: April/2020
The Rough Guide to Greek Café
This disc is impressive, covering a great deal of ground from 1960s laïká to later more eclectic and Anatolian-inspired tracks,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The Rough Guide to the Music of Afghanistan
The music of Afghanistan is something of a cause célèbre for Simon Broughton and here he presents his personal selection...
Reviewed by John Baily in issue: October/2010
