Reviews

Nouara

Kamel El Harrachi

Although this is only his second album, Kamel El Harrachi is a well-known performer of chaabi, the Algerian popular music...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: June/2021

Beauty in the Dirt

Cory Seznec

Cory Seznec takes the formula he developed with folk trio Groanbox – Americana with global twists – and sets out...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2014

Pajavasara

Perttula

We all have days when we believe we can split rocks and are immortal (don’t we?). If so, look no...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2021

Fryd

SVER

SVER describe themselves as ‘Norwegian folk music with relentless energy and seductive spark!’ It's the kind of phrase that usually...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2015

Feedback Madagascar

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Madagascar's status as a biodiversity hotspot under threat is well known, so this compilation – the proceeds of which will...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Apr/May/2015

Avalanche

Ímar

Ímar, a quintet who met on Glasgow's trad music scene, form an alliance of Scottish, Irish and Manx idioms. Their...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2018

Do You Hear Me?

Batch Gueye

Like Cheikh Lô, Senegal's Batch Gueye is a member of the Baye Fall, the dreadlocked Sufi brotherhood founded by Amadou...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2021

Sacred Earth

Sharon Shannon

Sharon Shannon's first new studio album in three years is a curious affair. It seems to promise something for everyone,...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2017

Tango Macondo

Paolo Fresu

Despite its name, Tango Macondo is not a tango record. It’s a soundscape of real and imaginary lands, born out...

Reviewed by Megan Iacobini de fazio in issue: March/2022

Daega Rek

Fofoulah

This project from Afro-dub outfit Fofoulah signals an interesting turn for the ensemble. Their self-titled debut was dub-heavy and dreamy,...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2019