Reviews
Something in the Water
Over almost a decade, Pokey LaFarge has carved out a career as one of Americana's most distinctive young talents. His...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2015
Black Times
With Femi Kuti's musical output slowing in recent times, his younger brother Seun's passion continues to burn bright as he...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: May/2018
Roda Amaranta
Saveria Margiola & Mikis TheodOrakis
Composer-conductor Mikis Theodorakis, aged 95 this July, is a Greek national institution. While classically trained, since 1958 his compositions and...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: October/2020
World Ballads
This is the latest in Network’s usually excellent two-disc ‘longbox’ series. A decade or so ago, the similarly packaged Desert...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2010
Móntate en el Viaje
Wrapped in tacky artwork that recalls 80s über-novelty hit ‘Agadoo’, Móntate en el Viaje is the brainchild of Medellin’s Mauricio...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2013
Les Entrailles de la Montagne
Jean-François Bélanger is a French-Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist. In recent years, he has focused on recording and releasing a ‘Nordic...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2019
Qalaq
Born in Beirut at the outset of a civil war that devastated his country and set the pattern for decades...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: December/2021
Cry, My Heart, Cry: Songs from Testimonies in the Fortunoff Video Archive, Vol 2
Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble & Sasha Lurje
This is a very unusual album recreating songs remembered and described by Holocaust survivors. The testimonies are taken from the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2022
Charge
Alumni of the folk music degree course at Newcastle University, this energetic five-piece make a very modern marriage of ceilidh...
Reviewed by Graeme Thomson in issue: Apr/May/2014
