Reviews
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This album prompts that age-old question: is simply singing in a foreign language enough to be world music? Or as...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2013
Lost Voices
It's tempting to say that the stories recounted in song form on Lost Voices eclipse the songs themselves. But that...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2023
Wasser und Erde
Akleja are nyckelharpa players Regina Kunkel and Björn Kaidel (who also plays guitar and Irish bouzouki). Wasser und Erde (Water...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2019
Paths That Wind
Released to mark the band's tenth anniversary, Paths That Wind is a celebration of The Paul McKenna Band's vibrant history...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2016
Pakistan is for the Peaceful
This is an incredible performance by Pakistani master vocalist Ustad Saami, one that demands that you listen and re-listen to...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2020
Libation
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
A decade after overseeing the sessions for the band’s debut album and supervising the music for the documentary that first...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2014
Greatest Hits
This is a compilation to embrace, a beautifully varied album of relatively unknown material by veteran Cuban singer Omara Portuondo....
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: July/2010
Prospect Hill
A founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Flemons continues his exploration of the African-American songster tradition on his solo...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015
Kabul Fire 2
The first iteration of Kabul Fire offered a bold journey through producer Farhot's musical influences, inspirations and a sense of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: April/2021
Barbara Fairouz
This is a charming and very personal album that brings together the music of two iconic divas: the tragic French...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2015
