Reviews
Zamaan Ya Sukkar: Exotic Love Songs and Instrumentals from the Egyptian 60s
Ghent-based record label and DJ collective Radio Martiko answered the prayers of rare record enthusiasts worldwide when they re-released Abdou...
Reviewed by Joshua French in issue: November/2018
Nostalgic Bollywood: Memorable Songs from Films of Love and Devotion (1939-1959)
This sumptuous compilation offers a detailed survey of Indian movie songs from throughout the genre's Golden Age during the 1940s...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2023
Cuba: Son, Bolero, Son-Cruzado & Bolero-Son
This particular familia hail from in and around Cuba's first capital, Santiago, in the Oriente region. Their mixed-race ancestry includes...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2017
Folk Music of China Vol 7: Folk Songs of the Yi and Qiang Tribes in Sichuan & Yunnan
This might not be an easy-listening album, but it takes one on a rare cultural tour to hear the music...
Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Tales from the Weeping Willow: Songs of Murder, Death and Sorrow
Traditional folk songs – they’ve got a body count to put gangsta rap to shame. Naomi Bedford has had a...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Akalaka/The Power
Victor Chukwu/Uncle Victor Chuks
This release marks the reissue of two LPs from the comparatively little-known Nigerian highlife musician Victor Chukwu. They originate from...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2020
Live at 10: The 10th Anniversary Concert
A decade after their debut album, County Antrim's Beoga are celebrating with a lively and satisfyingly long anniversary CD and...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2014
Slack Your Horse
Goblin Band are a six-piece who coalesced around London’s Hobgoblin music shop. Their liner notes for this 30-minute set of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2024
Pìob Is Fidheall
When you have renowned piper Iain MacDonald stating an album is ‘as good as it gets’ then you know you...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
On The Road Again
Begun as a Bob Marley tribute band back in 1997, Katchafire have long flown the flag for Kiwi roots-reggae. Based...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
