Reviews
Odysseys in Electric Carnatic
The mandolin is a relatively new addition to the instrumentarium of South Indian Carnatic classical music, chiefly popularised by the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2026
Tengo un Mustang
Enrique Roberto Tellería was a wild non-conformist in 1960s Peru which sought to sanitise foreign youth music. His rare debut...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2024
L’Orchestre National Mauritanien
A never-before-released record of a once-famous, almost-forgotten group who were the progenitors of their very own style: this album is...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2023
Open on Sundays
You'll get it cheaper at Duck Soup’s Gramophone and Cycle Stores, 18 Station Road, West Croydon.’ So proclaims the sign...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Mi Tumbao
Bayamo is one of those small Cuban cities somewhat off the main tourist drag that surprise with their conviviality and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2020
The Complete John Kirkpatrick Band
The great accordion player John Kirkpatrick played on the album Morris On; he worked with the Albion Band onthe famous...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2013
The Art of Sankyoku
Ensemble Hougaku Shijyuusoudan
Japanese musicians have few competitors when it comes to sustaining traditions while subtly updating them for today. Traditions are rarely...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: June/2024
Monarch
Listen to the whirling guitar riffs, pulsing harmonica shouts and virile vocals on ‘Little Bird’, the opening track of this...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2018
Atma Bhakti
Lulling vocals and an enchanting bansuri (flute) make for a soothing set of spiritual songs, perfect for meditation or relaxation....
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: May/2016
Over Tones
Benedicte Maurseth & Åsne Valland Nordli
These outstanding musicians have impeccable pedigrees. They grew up with the folk traditions of Norway's Hardanger region. Maurseth learned Hardanger...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
