Reviews
Come 2 Me
Ilaria Graziano & Francesco Forni
In 2015, Ilaria Graziano and Francesco Forni delighted their native Italian audiences, as well as overseas listeners, with the Irish-tinged...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2016
The Old School
In a career that spans six decades, Rowan has sung and played guitar and mandolin with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys;...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2013
Aja Wele-Wele
The self-taught Nigerian guitarist Oliver Nayoka began playing in church before forming his Talented Fellows of Africa band in 2006....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2022
Zithers
Andrew Cronshaw's presence as a player, writer and critic has been a significant part of the folk and world music...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
City of the Future: Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union
Yale Strom is one of the most adventurous personalities on the American klezmer scene. He's not only recorded over a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2016
Live at the Tabernacle
It's been ten years since the exquisite debut album by the British-born Palestinian singer and we really shouldn’t have had...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2016
Wahala Wahala
Wahala means ‘Problem’ or ‘Trouble’, but I had no problem enjoying this album. It is high-energy and punchy, as you'd...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: May/2019
Spirit of Malombo
To appreciate Julian Bahula's contribution to South African music, you don’t need to know that he was a tireless anti-Apartheid...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Ndikho Xaba & The Natives
The South African pianist Ndikho Xaba was 30 years old when he sought exile in the US in 1964. He...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2015
