Reviews
La Silencieuse
Meïkhâneh comprise singer Maria Laurent, Johanni Curtet on guitar and overtone singing, and Milad Pasta on Iranian percussion. Recording at...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2017
Divine Liturgy
The Armenian composer Gomidas (1869-1935), usually transliterated as Komitas, is considered the father of Armenian music. While the conservatoire in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Nordic Woman
Nordic Woman’s hauntingly beautiful opening flute melody could hail from any number of musical origins, but what follows is a...
Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Rhythm of the Griot
Kora player Diabel Cissokho has long explored the connection between blues and the griot tradition, most notably on the album...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Burning Inspiration
British roots reggae has become a dedicated fixation for Bristol-based Sugar Shack Records. Along with their two sister labels, they...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2017
Arv og Slarv
Norway's Tone Prize is a prestigious award for young singers. It was won two years ago by the 18-year-old Mari...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/2017
Nagtaba
Kandy Guira is an Ivory Coast-born singer and dancer from Burkina Faso, an erstwhile member of the supergroup Les Amazones...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2021
The Fruited Thorn
Formerly the singer with Gaelic band Mouth Music for several groundbreaking albums in the 90s before joining ‘acid croft’ pioneers...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Grifone
A primadonna in contemporary Italian folk, Maria Mazzotta lives between her hometown Salento and the French Pyrenees. She has a...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: April/2021
Aw Sa Yone Vol 1
This is a breathtaking release from the Greece-based label Teranga Beat, one of the small specialist Record labels that unearth...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2013
