Reviews
Loud and Clear
Active for 20 years, Otava Yo are probably the most successful Russian band on the world music scene with their...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2024
José Louis and the Paradox of Love
Pierre Kwenders’ name resonates in many circles. The Kinshasa native, who has been living in Montréal since his mid-teens, has...
Reviewed by Alex DeLacey in issue: May/2022
The Long Road and the Far Horizons
It's safe to say fiddler Gavin Marwick is spoiling us. His latest release is a double-CD of 27 tracks, comprising...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2014
Vocals and Percussion from Hahoe and Kyongju
This album will prove heavy going unless you are a serious fan of field recordings. A mask-dance drama from Hahoe...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2013
Sounds and Colours: 10 Years
I’ve met Mexicans into Spanish oi, Bolivians addicted to Jamaican ska, and Argentinians obsessed with Celtic folk. They produce fanzines,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2020
Again and Again
Often cited as early explorers in what we now call world music, Swedish ensemble Spjärnsvallet first formed in the early...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2015
Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark
Welsh acoustic finger stylist Gwenifer Raymond's second album, Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain (2020), saw a huge leap forward from...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: September/2025
While I Sit and Watch This Tree Vol 2
Born in Romania, but now based in Scotland, Lizabett Russo is a singer-songwriter influenced by Western and Romanian traditional styles,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2022
Revolve and Rotate
Luke Daniels’ last album What's Here, What's Gone found him evolving from a well-respected button accordion virtuoso to a more-than-respectable...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2016
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K Frimpong (Blue & Black)
K Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas
Ever since K Frimpong’s music first started reappearing on compilations a decade or so ago, original copies of his LPs...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
