Reviews
Working-Class Heroes: A History of Struggle in Song
Trump's America ought to be a fertile breeding ground for modern protest songs, but if they're out there, we don't...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2019
Stop the Hate
Femi Kuti's last album, 2018's One People One World, was disappointing; it lacked the bite of earlier recordings and sounded...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2021
Child of Independence
Opening track ‘Yebo’ sets the pace: bursting with warmth, vibrant and upbeat, it proves Thab ani N yo ni is...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Andy Cutting
Andy Cutting is a great musician, known best for his work with other people. His melodeon (squeezebox) playing was crucial...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996
American label Light in the Attic, which specialises in publishing rare music, now release a compilation of Ukrainian music from...
Reviewed by Yurii Bereza in issue: December/2024
Freedom
They may not have the legendary status and history of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, but Soweto Gospel Choir are one of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Rivers from Ogun
The French-Swiss quartet of organist Cédric Schaerer, drummer Hadrien Santos Da Silva, tenor sax player Arthur Donnot and guitarist Erwan...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2022
Guitar Maestro
Known as much for his books on guitar playing as his virtuosity, Spanish maestro Juan Martín possesses quite a lineage....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
The Spectrum Project
Award-winning fiddler Marie Fielding’s fourth album is a curious, but engaging, experiment. Exploring the organic nature of the creative process...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2020
The Next Chapter
If 2016's River Waiting saw Northern Irish quintet Connla anointed as the ‘next big thing,’ their aptly titled follow-up sees...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2018
