Reviews
North Korea: Traditional Songs
This album features traditional north-western seodo sori, a genre of songs once associated with courtesans, and a smattering of collective...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Simply Amjad Ali Khan Vols 1-3
These three albums are by one of India's finest classical instrumentalists playing one of the most distinguished instruments, the sarod....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2021
Fen, Farm & Deadly Water
As intimated by the title of this fresh second album, the Fens – the marshy region in Eastern England with...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2018
Sing For Me
From Ziguinchor, southern Senegal, the musical heartland of the country, Cherif Mbaw’s second international release brings little of his musical...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
Flaco JimÉnez/Buena Suerte, Señorita
Flaco JimÉnez is, at least in Texas, accordion royalty; his late father and brother are also acknowledged masters of the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
How to Tune a Fish
Just four years since the Irish band's debut A Lovely Madness comes Beoga's fourth album How to Tune a Fish...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: October/2011
Finish the Sun
Shane Cooper & MABUTA are often referred to as part of a new wave of South African jazz artists. But...
Reviewed by Diane Coetzer in issue: July/2022
Highlander's Farewell
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
A member of the Celtic supergroup Skyedance, and widely regarded as a Scots fiddle legend, Alasdair Fraser's recent work has...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011
Live At The Quecumbar
Benoit Viellefon is a 30-something French guitarist and singer who resides in the UK. Viellefon is a dapper dresser –...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
