Reviews
Sibérie M’était Contéee
Chao told his biographer Peter Culshaw that he had always regarded French music as “bullshit”; for years he refused to...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Itku
Itku is the third studio album from Okra Playground, a Finnish six-piece who, since their 2015 debut, Turmio, have rightfully...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2022
An Introduction to Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson has curated his own Introduction To set for the Topic label, and has even gone to the trouble...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2018
Based on True Events
After forming on a boat (the MV Halton) during the 2007 Orkney Folk Festival this quartet – consisting of Adam...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2012
Hamt Zamin Hümüs
The morin khuur or two-stringed horsehead fiddle is pretty much the only traditional Mongolian instrument on Hamt Zamin Hümüs. NaraBara...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: August/September/2023
Baró Drom
Baró Drom, meaning ‘great road’ in the Romani language, nods to flamenco's gitano (gypsy) heritage. Granada born singer de la...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2023
IMA
Some impressive names join London-based singer Noga Ritter on a debut solo album which blends Hebrew and English vocals, jazz...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2023
Sonic Talismans
Born of a 14-year collaborative partnership between Chinese avant-garde musicians Liang YiYuan and Li Daiguo, Sonic Talismans is the first...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2024
Let Us Clap
Lamisi is a singer-songwriter from Accra with roots in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana. The project’s musical director...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2026
Archangel Hill
Close to Shirley Collins’ home in Lewes, Sussex, is Mount Caburn, a hill topped by an Iron Age fort, that...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2023
