Reviews
The Rough Guide to the Roots of Gospel
In the early days of popular recording, blues and gospel marched hand in hand – God’s music and the devil’s...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Beyond Breath
The liner notes that come with the CD claim this is ‘Indo-Baroque meets alt-folk minimalism.’ The ‘Indo’ of this description...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: October/2021
The SLAM! Years (1983-88)
Born in Libya but long based in Egypt, Hamid El Shaeri is a superstar of popular Arabic music. This album...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2022
Nim: Taegum Collection
Hyelim Kim is one of Europe’s leading proponents of the taegum, a transverse bamboo flute that serves as a cornerstone...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Solo
Ekborg’s role in the Swedish folk scene is as soloist as well as being part of the popular ensemble Northern...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2022
An Introduction to Anne Briggs
An elusive but tremendously significant figure from the thrilling UK folk scene of the 1960s and 70s, Briggs has barely...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2018
Nēvēnek: Ground Music from Torba Province, Vanuatu
Previously known as the New Hebrides, Vanuatu is an archipelago of 82 volcanic islands, located in the Western Pacific's Coral...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Divine
Maria Tanase is often referred to as ‘the Romanian Piaf’: both were distinctive vocalists who took a local vernacular music...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
African Woman
Sia Tolno was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Life for her was no bed of roses: her father was a...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
