Reviews
Eternal Birth
Eliza Marshall has enjoyed a remarkable career. Go-to flautist for many leading folk and pop musicians and orchestras, she’s played...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2026
1974-1975
Hamad Kalkaba & The Golden Sounds
These tracks represent the entire output of Hamad Kalkaba, showcasing a funked-up version of a song style from northern Cameroon...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2018
Live From Festival au Desert Timbuktu
As anyone who has made the annual trip to northern Mali knows, the Festival in the Desert is a unique...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2013
Alku: The Beginning
Violin, voice and jouhikko (Finnish bowed lyre) make for a powerful combination in this solo album from Päivi Hirvonen, who...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2018
The Guesthouse Sessions
Lockdown has proved a rich creative experience for the Belgian bal folk duo, diatonic accordionists Pascale Rubens and Toon Van...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2021
After the Tempest
It was in 1992 that British musicians Martin Cradick and Su Hart conceived their improbable fusion of Celtic and Baka...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2014
Uncensored Folk Music of Austria
These are two wonderfully down-home compilations of folk musicians, mainly recorded in Austria by Arhoolie boss Chris Strachwitz in 1967...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Akofa Akoussah
Togolese singer Akofa Akoussah died in 2007 aged just 57 and this – originally recorded and released by the French...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: March/2019
Ruby
Shujaat Husain Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi
This meeting of sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan and singer Katayoun Goudarzi brings together the North Indian musical heritage of...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2016
Eu Também
A São Paulo-born, Paris-based sambista who's long been a staple of Brazil's nordeste (north-east) scene, Fernando delPapa combines a career's...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2017
