Reviews
Destination: Fellside Recordings 1976-2018
The label Fellside has been a significant force in independent folk music recording for 42 years, with more than 600...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2018
Traces of You
This album is certainly Anoushka’s most personal to date, as most of the tracks are inspired by, or in memory...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Wisdom and Insight
Any listeners’ fears that Tibetan ritual music may be too challenging or austere are readily dispelled by this latest release...
Reviewed by Mark Trewin in issue: July/2012
Bykerumba
Now in their 22nd year, Newcastle-upon-Tyne's The Baghdaddies are the elder statesmen of the UK's Balkan fusion scene. In contrast...
Reviewed by Tom Wagner in issue: July/2018
Mama Funny Day
Was Manu Chao hugely influential or so eclectic that it's hard not to nick some aspect of his style? A...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
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The Band of Gică Diricel from Dobroteşti, Teleorman
This band come from Teleorman County in the south of Romania, about 90km west of Clejani, home of Taraf de...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
Sufi Dub Brothers
Ashraf Sharif Khan & Viktor Marek
Sufi Dub Brothers is a fun, yet superficial, album of Ibiza-esque beats and sitar improvisation, superimposing Pakistani/Indian classical music on...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2021
La Tercera Vision
Argentinian musician, DJ and programmer Lagartijeando (aka Mati Zundel) plays Andean-inspired electronic folk with a psychedelic lite touch; there’s always...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/February/2022
Folila
Everyone's favourite musical married couple appear to be seeking to expand horizons already broadened by the likes of Manu Chao...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2012
