Reviews
Knoblauch Scharf
Like all good funeral parties, the first, and seemingly last, full album from this group can be considered a mourning...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: August/2017
London Calling
The occasionally forced-sounding jollity of some klezmer might make it a bit of an acquired taste for many, but this...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2014
Ebo Taylor
Ebo Taylor | Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu
A leading innovator, musician, arranger and early collaborator with Fela Kuti, CK Mann and Pat Thomas (to name but a...
Reviewed by Peter Adjaye in issue: Apr/May/2013
Till
Born on the Isle of Lewis, Macmillan has a rich Gaelic pedigree. Till, his second solo album, sees Macmillan in...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2017
Ema Yazurlo y Quilombo Sonoro
Buenos Aires has long been a special musical melting pot, with the influences of Europe and the US vying with...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2016
The Rough Guide to Paris Café
Oh dear, here we go again. Cue the Citroën DS archive shots and the old tourist board copy. More ethno-musicological...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Reclaim Australia
While it is frequently powerful, contemporary Australian Aboriginal music is usually non-confrontational – a traditional-meets-modern combination full of heartfelt lyrics...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017
Tombouctou
If you Like your desert blues raw and unmediated and think Tinariwen are over-produced, then AL Bilali Soudan is for...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2020
The Merciful Road
This follow-up to 2018’s The Fell finds the Northumberland duo tramping through familiar musical ground as they once more meditate...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2022
A Thousand Butterflies
A Thousand Butterflies resembles a sonic personal essay, narrating both the musical adventures of the composer through her life. Aftab...
Reviewed by Kamyar Salavati in issue: November/2022
