Reviews
Birdy Island
This is a strange, somewhat haunting album that may be classified as ‘ambient’ music by some, but it is attempting...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2021
Po Drum Mome/A Girl on the Road
London-based Bulgarian singer Eugenia Georgieva presents an exploration of Bulgarian song with this album, having already established herself as a...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2018
Grand Isle
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
America is a many textured land. Below the stars and stripes lies a kaleidoscope of cultures. One of the more...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Outras Histórias
The star of Deolinda's fourth studio album, Outras Histórias (Other Stories), is unquestionably Ana Bacalhau, whose warm, effortless vocals captivate...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Kite
The concentration of young folk talent in the north-east of England may be related to the much-praised degree course in...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Adventures in Afropea
Sic transit gloria mundi – but how welcome to be reminded of past triumphs by this reissue of Zap Mama's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Wanderer
A local legend in his West Australian coastal hometown of Broome, Stephen Pigram makes rusticMusic firmly rooted in the thriving...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013
Dula
Born and raised in Angola but resident in the US since 2013, Dula released a debut album, Africa, which was...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Les Chansons de Paris
It’s hard to know how to evaluate this item. The subject makes sense. Paris has been much sung about, and...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
