Reviews
Kjeringe i Snodrevet
The langeleik is one of the more unusual members of an instrumental family that can be loosely described as ‘plank...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Late Night Tales Presents Version Excursion Selected by Don Letts
The filmmaker and broadcaster Don Letts first found fame as the ‘Rebel Dread’ DJ who introduced punks to reggae at...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: December/2021
Né La Thiass
Remastered and reissued for this year's Record Store Day in April, and now available on vinyl as well as on...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2018
Hunger of the Skin
Hunger of the Skin finds Flook flautist Brian Finnegan putting COVID-19 lockdown purdah to scintillating use with a firing-on-all-cylinders set....
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2021
Iran: Music of the Qajar Era
Infamous for their ineptitude, extravagance, despotism and venality, among other things, the Qajar dynasty is seldom praised when reflecting...
Reviewed by Joobin Bekhrad in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Ninikamawinan: Songs of Our People
When you consider the juggernaut of American colonisation and the effect it has had on Native Americans, it's amazing that...
Reviewed by James Lascelles in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Marchita
Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada plays a host of instruments, but says she most often opts for the Venezuelan cuatro guitar,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2022
Sara Correia
Occasionally, a new voice reminds us that traditional fado is still very much alive and proves that the pop or...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2019
Indio de Apartamento
An estranged cousin to last year’s Bill Frisell link-up, Lágrimas Mexicanas, this album is one that demands patience and time...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Wood, Wire & Words
A mere four decades after his last album of original songs was released (1974's Fields of November), Norman Blake gives...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2015
