Reviews
Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan: The Lost Live Recordings
Basho was an unconventional and singular 12-string guitarist, an outsider whose music remains uniquely beguiling. Often dubbed the ‘Father of...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: February/March/2025
The Voice of the People: The Barley Mow
Topic Records released the Voice of the People series – 20 CDs and about 500 recordings of traditional songs and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Aïta: Chikhates & Chioukhs of the Aïta
One day they'll build a statue to honour Brahim El Mazned. The discreet producer has forged a 30-year career devoted...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
A Thousand Pokes
‘Pokes’ were typos to 14th-century scribes, and it's the rough music of a mistaken world, poked through with holes, that's...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2024
