Reviews
Pata Pata
Since her death in 2008, we have been inundated with compilations drawn from Makeba's 50-year career. All of them have...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Sisyphus
The first solo release from accomplished musician Sofia Labropoulou takes its inspiration from a geographically and culturally diverse range of...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2021
Voice of Ages
Nobody can say no to Paddy Moloney. From Mick Jagger to Ry Cooder, the list of unlikely collaborators corralled by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012
Elementuak
After touring as guest performers on Madonna's 2012 MDNA tour, Basque trio Kalakan sat down to re-centre themselves and record...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015
We Have Come to Testify
An important historical and political documentary album, this recording and the accompanying illustrative book are an intertwining of translated spoken-word...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Sky Songs
Alena Murang is a singer and sapé player from Sarawak on the island of Borneo, Malaysia. One of the indigenous...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2021
El Bardo
Complete with standard-issue retro graphics, here is another senior discovery from Cuba by a gringo record company, in this case...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Another Day, Another Story
There is a purity and precision to James Findlay’s rendering of songs and tunes from the English folk tradition. He...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Front Porch Sessions
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Anyone who has heard the grind and growl of the Indiana three-piece that is The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2017
Cross Cultural X-periment: The Vanguard
Alexander Fedoriouk is a Ukrainian cimbalom player, currently living in Cleveland, Ohio. The cimbalom is the hammered dulcimer of Eastern...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2021
