Reviews

Anthology 2

Fela Kuti

How to collect the music of Fela Kuti has long challenged record buyers. His original vinyl albums tended to contain...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010

Fadaytak

SHIRAN

The Israeli-Yemeni singer SHIRAN clearly loves to mix things up. The list of sub-genres that have been associated with her...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: November/2022

Ashlar

Còig

Còig are a powerhouse, multiple award-winning quartet from Cape Breton, not to be confused with Northern Ireland's Cúig. They are...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2019

This is Tehran?

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Getting their music heard outside of Iran can be tricky for artists working in the oppressive environment enforced by the...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2021

Modiehi

Marumo

A track by the South African quartet Marumo featured on the 2018 compilation album Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Three...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2020

The Missing Star

Lunatraktors

Carli Jefferson and Clair Le Couteur, aka Lunatrakrors, are an intriguing duo. Based in Margate, they are exponents of what...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2021

Circling Time

Kutcha Edwards

A veteran of the Aboriginal music scene since 1991, Mutti Mutti man Edwards has been a key member of several...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021

İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir

Gaye Su Akyol

Gaye Su Akyol delivered a superb set at this year's WOMAD that focused strongly on the new songs that populate...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2018

Round Top Wagon

Thomas McCarthy

Thomas McCarthy was brought up on the Travellers’ site in Ladbroke Grove, although he spent a lot of time in...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2011

Dawn

Talisk

Headed by the charismatic Mohsen Amini on concertina, the blistering Talisk have been taking the Scottish folk scene by storm...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2022