Reviews
Here We Go 1, 2, 3
There's a personal feel to proceedings on this fifth solo album from the Irish-born, multiple BBC Folk Award nominee. Not...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2016
Las Flores del Sol
As one of the main gateways into Latin America during the slave trade, Colombia owes a lot to Africa, as...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2017
Populaj Kantoj
Massimo Ferrante's latest album reflects the politics that are the major influence on his life and music. The Calabrian-born, Naples-resident...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: May/2016
Nigeria Soul Fever
All but two of the 16 tracks here were recorded between 1977 and 1980 at the height of the disco...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016
En Couleurs
The Louisianan twenty-somethings in Feufollet were raised on Cajun music, and have showcased their respect for tradition and their considerable...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014
This year’s Radio 2 Folk Awards night at the Royal Albert Hall featured some priceless moments: a duet between Martin...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2014
Stopy
In the last decades, the living folk traditions of Eastern Europe have changed from traditional to revival. The Michal Noga...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2020
Luuma
Sahad | Sahad & the Nataal Patchwork
Five years after his self-assured debut album (reviewed in July 2017, #129), Senegalese singer Sahad Sarr returns with a hybrid...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: June/2022
Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Vol Two
Originally released in 1981, a few years ahead of Hector Zazou's fascinating early forays into electronic-meets-world-music explorations and Brian Eno's...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2017
Mi Camino Flamenco
This is pretty much a solo disc: the versatile Paco ‘El Lobo’ (The Wolf) sings, plays guitar, pummels cajón percussion...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
