Reviews
Kurdish Alevi Laments
This is a tough listen, like eavesdropping on private, tragic moments in the life of a family. It's made even...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Mukunguni: New Recordings from Coast Province, Kenya
Mukunguni, a village in the Coast Province of Kenya, next to the Indian Ocean, is home to the Mijikenda tribe....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2013
The Seventh Wave
If you were lucky enough to witness Skipinnish at Celtic Connections in 2016, at a Glasgow Royal Concert Hall packed...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: August/2017
Féile Live
Having caught attention with their Belfast Féile Trad Trail debut in 2022, the John McSherry Trio’s first album confirms the...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2024
Inventory
A decade after forming for a one-off concert at the 2014 Vieilles Charrues Festival, The Celtic Social Club marks a...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/March/2025
Sudbina
Vida Pavlović was one of the most highly regarded Roma singers to have existed, tragically dying before her time in...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2018
Karaim Music Map
This is the first full album of Karaim music, ever, apparently. The Karaim are a diasporic community of contentious origin,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2021
ABAN
Touring around Europe and the US heavily in recent months, the Garifuna gang from Belize sound much more traditionally folkloric...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2019
