Reviews

This is Broken Folk

Lunatraktors

Percussionist, tap dancer and performance artist Carli Jefferson toured internationally with the physical theatre group Stomp, before meeting non-binary singer...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Japanese Traditional Music: Songs of People at Work and Play

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This album is the fifth volume in an anthology of traditional Japanese music, created in 1941 by the Kokusai Bunka...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2017

Imarhan

Imarhan

Another offshoot from the mighty Tinariwen tree, the five-piece known as Imarhan (Tamashek for ‘The Ones I Care About’) represent...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2016

Baragwin

Baragwin

Here’s yet another treasure of musical tradition from the Francophone provinces of eastern Canada, which have in common historical connections...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: August/September/2022

Aşk(Love)

Aka Gündüz Kutbay | Kani Karaca

Don Cherry and Rafael Garrett brought exciting news about this astounding ney soloist, steeped in the mevlevi tradition but fearless...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: July/2010

Kosher Style

Michael Winograd

This is a splendid celebration of brash, Brooklyn, big-band klezmer revelling in the retro flavour of the style. Many of...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2019

Mozart of the Banjo: The Joe Morley Project

Aaron Jonah Lewis

Aaron Jonah Lewis' 24-song tribute to the legendary British banjo player and composer Joe Morley (1867-1937) is a fascinating dive...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2020

Essence of Raga Tala

Kuljit Bhamra

Here tabla maestro Kuljit Bhamra has put together a rather eclectic but very enjoyable selection of tracks, many which he...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2020

In the Air or the Earth

The Askew Sisters

Ancient ballads from the crossroads of life, death, fate and fortune, and equally antique dance tunes – you can almost...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Raiz

Joyce

Raiz (Roots) is an appropriate title, in the context of Joyce Moreno's long and distinguished career. A true landmark recording,...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2015