Reviews
Passarinho
The Brazilian cultural archetype, the Passarinho or ‘Little Bird,’ serves as a harbinger of environmental disaster on this singer-songwriter's second...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2023
An Introduction to the Watersons/Waterson:Carthy
Now this must have been quite a job, albeit a highly rewarding and enjoyable one: concertina-ing the recordings of The...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2018
Oriental Music
Omar El Shariyi (Ammar El Sherei)
This vinyl-only remaster of the now cult classic album originally released by Cairene label Soutelphan back in 1976 celebrates two...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: January/2021
Godless Ceremony
Islandman supplies slick multi-layered atmospheric down-tempo electronica with an ethno touch. Featuring musicians from all over the globe, the title...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: November/2021
Blyde Lasses
Frances Wilkins & Claire White
Though they’ve been performing as a duo since 2006, Blyde Lasses is the debut album by Frances Wilkins and Claire...
Reviewed by Graeme Thomson in issue: June/2014
Mbira Korositina
Chartwell Dutiro & Mike Parnell
Chartwell Dutiro is a well-known mbira (thumb piano) player, a former member of Thomas Mapfumo's group, and a teacher of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Songs from the Bardo
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
Dealing with dying is a major aspect of both the sacred and secular. Songs from the Bardo is a small...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: December/2019
Essential
To celebrate the 70th birthday of England's foremost folk singer, the country's most original and innovative guitarist and a man...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2011
Ethiopia Super Krar
The stripped-down acoustic approach taken here seems primed to deliver a raw yet updated, blast of Ethiopian blues, focusing as...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2012
La Guitarra: Mi Vida
Juan Martín & Chaparro de Málaga
A sometime collaborator with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, Juan Martín is one of the most versatile flamenco guitarists currently...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
