Reviews

Tairm

Whyte

Gaelic electronica duo Whyte return with the follow-up to their wellreceived debut, Fairich, this time adding cello, double bass, percussion,...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: October/2019

Musique de Nuit

Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal

Two musicians operating at the height of their talent, Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal have mastered string instruments worlds apart...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2015

Songs That Made Us Free

Liberation Project

With a predominantly South African cast among musicians from 17 other countries, this multicultural collection of freedom songs, old and...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2019

In Which

The Teacups

Alex Cumming, Kate Locksley, Rosie Calvert and Will Finn met in 2010 on the Folk and Traditional Music degree course...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2021

Tempo & Magma

Tiganá Santana

The good news for anyone captivated by Tiganá Santana's exquisite The Invention of Colour is that his new release picks...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2015

Oud Classics from Armenia, the Balkans & Middle East

Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian

If you are someone who is slightly unsure about Middle Eastern music but would like to dip your toe into...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: May/2020

Kon Koma

Kon Koma

Ghanaians Alfred ‘Kari’ Bannerman and Emmanuel Rentzos have long been mainstays of the UK African scene. Guitar virtuoso Bannerman has...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Wild Goats & Unmarried Women

She’Koyokh

She’Koyokh have carved out a reputation as one of the UK’s brightest world music bands. These young Londoners effortlessly blend...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2014

Emmaar

Tinariwen

Those who saw Tinariwen at the Songlines Music Awards 2012 Winners’ Concert at the Barbican at the end of 2012...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2014

Kaybola

Islandman

Kaybola means something like ‘Let's Get Lost’ in Turkish. It is the second album by Istanbul trio Islandman. The idea...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: July/2020