Reviews
Al Wa’ Debt
Va Fan Fahreareanother instance of the north-west European love affair with all sounds Balkan. But the 11-strong brass band have...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
A New Tango Songbook
Ostensibly, this is an unlikely combination. In the red corner: Christoph Müller from Switzerland and Eduardo Makaroff of Argentina, two...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2015
Rough Guide to Hillbilly Blues
Given that Trump's administration recently clumsily marked Black History Month by implying Frederick Douglass was still alive, this album is...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: April/2017
Savor Flamenco
In the late 80s, the Gipsy Kings brought pop-flamenco to the world, becoming a household name and world music’s biggest...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Forgotten Kingdom
It's been more than a decade since Causley's debut album and his career has encompassed vocal trio The Devil's Interval,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2016
Abri Cyclonique
For the last five decades, Polobi, from Guadeloupe has been drumming and singing gwo ka music in the Caribbean island's...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: April/2023
Unearth Repeat
Following on from his Island Records’ debut, The Unfinished Violin, England's premier fiddler releases a small band album with a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2020
Little Universe
Only one year after their acclaimed 2020 release Songs Beyond Words, Taiwan-based group A Moving Sound return with another eclectic...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: December/2021
Futuro Do Pretérito
On first listening, it's hard to get a handle on the São Paulo quartet's third album; their take on retro...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2019
