Reviews
OPE
Since moving to the US more than 30 years ago, percussionist Sikiru Adepoju has played his talking drums with the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Everything Changes
The cover is a photograph of Peggy Seeger: long coat, her back to the camera, banjo case, beside a railway...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2014
Spanish Roots
Spanish Roots is the second album in Martin Richardson’s Return Trip project, which celebrates the myriad styles that have influenced...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: October/2021
Herencia
Cuba’s thrilling music scene is constantly throwing up new artists whose dashing approach takes your breath away. Harold López-Nussa is...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2010
Tro
One of Wales' most talented singer-songwriters, Gwyneth Glyn returns here with her first solo release since her Welsh/Indian collaboration, Ghazalaw,...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: November/2017
The Friel Sisters
Anna, Sheila and Clare Friel were born and brought up in Glasgow, but the music they play is Irish. Their...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Ahwar
This album is here, there and everywhere. Meaning it is jazz; it is traditional Arabic folk; it is avant-garde; it...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: April/2018
Folies Berbères
French-Berber singer, Karimouche, returns with her third album, Folies Berbères (Berber Madness), where she talks about growing up in France...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2021
Things That Fly
If you like peppery banjo picking and close male harmonies – and you should if you're a bluegrass fan –...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2010
Putumayo Presents: Vintage Italia
Putumayo clearly have a loyal following, although I've personally always been turned off by the twee cover art and their...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: July/2017
