Reviews
Ghetto Songs
In 2016 Frank London (The Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave etc) was invited to be artist-in-residence for the celebration of the...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2021
Layers of Ages
Since he left Steeleye Span in 2013, Peter Knight's major musical preoccupation has been Gigspanner. (The name refers to that...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2015
Already Home
Anna and Rowan Rheingans were born in Sheffield and grew up in the Peak District, daughters of a violin-maker whose...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Havana Cultura Mix: The Soundclash!
The most striking feature of Brownswood's Cuban series has been its focus on unearthing new talents and creating hybrid sounds....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
From Nubia to Cairo
First released back in 1989, when ‘world music’ was young, this set is as life-enhancing and plain funky as an...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2019
Where Water Meets Water: Bird Songs & Lullabies
From Tuva via Moscow to Vienna, Sainkho here visits abandoned islands in the Venetian lagoon, improvising lyrical vocal lines, soft...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: July/2023
Play Disco Specials
This is a reissue of the 1976 album originally released by the JAS Pride label in South Africa. The set-up...
Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: May/2020
Zivo
On the new release from neo-rebetika outfit Trio Tekke, they have teamed up with drummer Dave de Rose to give...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2017
It's Klezmer!
The title says it all really. This is a solid collection of traditional tunes with a handful of originals, including...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2016
