Reviews
Nyckelharpa Solo
The Swedish nyckel¬harpa is a keyed fiddle dating from the 15th century. In terms of its sound, think along the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2012
The Scoville Units
This British folk group have come together from all over the folk and acoustic scene. Banjo player Leon Hunt and...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2011
Moon Over Ci. Ruins
This remarkable album explores the shared history of music between ancient China, specifically the Tang Dynasty (seventh to tenth century...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: June/2020
Across the Water
Having won himself a degree of UK folk-scene success with his group The Teacups, an a capella quartet who have...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2017
Pase Lo Que Pase
Colombian musician Paulo Olarte, based in Geneva, is the leader of several groups. All of them take as their starting...
Reviewed by Jaime Andrés Monsalve in issue: April/2022
Dance of the Copper Trail
For husband and wife duo Oka Vanga's 2014 debut Pilgrim, they recorded a set of beautifully pure, mainly original instrumental...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: June/2017
Illusion & Doubt
Like a backfiring, smoke-belching, fluid-dripping jalopy from a bygone era, The Dead South pop, chuff and wheeze their way across...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2018
Salone
The Kondi Band teams the blind Sierra Leonean thumb piano player and vocalist Sorie Kondi with the US producer and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2017
Bwati Kono Vol 1
The death of Lobi Traoré in 2010 at the age of 49 deprived the Malian music scene of a blues...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
Imaginary Soundtrack
The newest album by the prolific Copenhagen-based composer Paolo Russo is inspired by music for the films of his native...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
