Reviews
Songs of Exile
Albums by the Brussels-based Algerian singer and songwriter Abderrahmane Abdelli are as rare as an oasis in the desert –...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2021
Afterlight
Glasgow-based Ímar are named after a ninth-century king who ruled over Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man – which...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2017
Autumn of the World
A familiar array of mostly acoustic instruments deftly wielded in the service of retro-modern styles make for an exceptionally compelling...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Radio International
As a favourite at various UK festivals, international collective Kefaya – led by UK-based guitarist Giuliano Modarelli and keyboardist Al...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2016
Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye
Whilst we’re used to hearing lilting scales from vintage Ethiopia, this latest reissue from Awesome Tapes from Africa is like...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2013
Smokey Joe
FolkLaw are a folk-rock four piece from the Gloucester area of England – an easy-going part of the world. Their...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2016
Highlife on the Move: Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings from London & Lagos 1954-66
This double-CD set captures the ‘colonial’-influenced dance music of Anglophone West Africa, from shortly before and after Ghanaian and Nigerian...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2015
The Golden Lagoon
King Lagoon's Flying Swordfish Dance Band
King Lagoon's Flying Swordfish Dance Band (henceforth referred to as KLFSDB for the sake of trees and inkwells everywhere) present...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2020
Sons of the Wind
Soundwalk Collective are self-proclaimed ‘sonic nomads.’ On Sons of the Wind they travel through Ukraine, Moldavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
