Reviews
Boko a Ko
Formed in 2015 by the Ghanaian veteran Ebo Taylor, whose 1970s catalogue has been extensively reissued over recent years, the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022
The Ballads of Child Migration: Songs for Britain's Child Migrants
There's an impressive list of musicians here; the songwriters include Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews & Chris While, Boo Hewerdine, John...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Portraits
Niamh Dunne is the singer and fiddle player with the highly successful band Beoga and Portraits is her first solo...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Hawaii Memories: Souvenirs d’Hawaii
It's hard to know what to say about this album, other than that it's traditional Hawaiian hula music aimed squarely...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2015
Mornas ao Piano
The first few bars of Mornas ao Piano can trick you into thinking there's a Cuban record coming your way....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2017
Festival Bell
Umpteen albums have come and gone since the original Fairport line-up started playing West Coast pop covers in 1967. As...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2011
Jama Ko
To these ears, the best track on Bassekou Kouyaté's splendid 2006 solo debut Segu Blue was ‘Banani’, a dirty, low-down...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
Batuque and Finaçon
This collection showcases two of Cape Verde's most traditional and resolutely African musical styles – batuque and finaçon – which...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2011
