Reviews
Cold Like Stones
Ecuadorean-born Coca Tenorio has a powerful, plangent voice. Settling in the Highlands of Scotland, she's imbibed that country's liking for...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2017
Moreland’s Ball
Melbourne ensemble The Woohoo Revue are one of those groups that’s impossible to categorise. Most would call them a ‘Gypsy’...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2012
Toumani & Sidiki
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
The kora is an age-old instrument, rich in history, yet its promotion as a solo instrument is relatively recent. This...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2014
Sarayland
In the 1980s Sarajevo's Sarr e Roma were one of the most prominent Yugoslav Gypsy bands, with a number of...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Tjamuku Ngurra: Grandfather's Country
Aboriginal desert reggae-rock has a history dating back to the late-70s, when Central Australian bands such as No Fixed Address...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Orchestra Popolare Campana
Ever since Orchestra della Notte della Taranta took the stage at the massively well-attended Melpignano folklore night, and the formation...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2013
The Songs of Edward Capern the Postman Poet
Edward Capern only had four months of schooling. He lived much of his life in the north Devon town of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017
L'Amazone: Le Chant des Fleuves
The Amazon has been imagined as a tree, its trunk passing from Brazil through Colombia and into Peru, with branches...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2020
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
These Changing Skies
Like an Americanised version of Pentangle, Elephant Revival apply Superior instrumental acumen, idiosyncratic style, and a knack for compelling writing...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2014
