Reviews
Mac Ìle: The Music of Fraser Shaw
In 2015 Fraser Shaw, multi-talented piper, whistle player and composer, sadly died at the young age of 34. Mac Ìle...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2017
Anthologie
An energetic and multi-talented singer and lutenist, Lili Boniche was born in the Jewish sector of the Algiers Casbah in1921...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: March/2013
Ballads and Songs from the Appalachians
Hedy West is perhaps best remembered today as composer of the folk standard ‘500 Miles’ – a song that she...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Ambush
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
With Ambush, Latin jazz specialists In The Woods present a tight eight-track collection that revolves around the work of the...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: February/March/2026
Do Ya Hallelujah?
The Swing Ninjas are a seven-piece collective hailing from Brighton who play a raucous mix of Parisian jazz, and New...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: October/2015
The Best of Bonga
Listening to this outstanding compilation makes me wonder why ageing singer Bonga isn't more celebrated in English–speaking world music circles....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Wind Rose
For her third album, western Canadian fiddle player, singer and step-dancing specialist Jocelyn Pettit conjures up a dozen traditional, contemporary...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2022
Nanna
Xavier Rudd & the United Nations
The eighth studio album from the barefoot Aussie troubadour sees him foregoing his one-man band approach, where he multi-tracked countless...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2015
Don Letts Presents Culture Clash Radio
Don Letts started as DJ at the Roxy, the first London punk club, and this has allowed him to enjoy...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2017
Veer
Griselda Sanderson & Ricardo de Noronha
Griselda Sanderson and Ricardo de Noronha met on stage a couple of years ago and have been making music together...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2017
