Reviews
Gobi Desert
Stretching across an expanse of terrain joining Central Asia to northern China, the Gobi Desert is the location of several...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2019
Uam – From Me
The third studio album from Outer Hebridean Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis is as deeply immersed in the traditions of the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Seavaigers
Composer Sally Beamish originally approached Shetland fiddler Chris Stout and Dundee-born harpist Catriona McKay (who also work together in Fiddlers’...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Nēvēnek: Ground Music from Torba Province, Vanuatu
Previously known as the New Hebrides, Vanuatu is an archipelago of 82 volcanic islands, located in the Western Pacific's Coral...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Che Guava’s Rickshaw Diaries
Lokki Terra have gone from strength to strength since their first gig in 2006 at a concert titled From Bangla-beat...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
14 Cheerful Pieces
This is another diamond among the numerous recently issued recordings of Persian classical music. The line-up is quite unusual: the...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: March/2011
Don’t Ask Silly Questions
Don’t Ask Silly Questions is a remarkable compilation of popular Yiddish songs that were heard in London's East End in...
Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: April/2018
Peru: Music of the Awajún and Wampis Amazonia, Cenepa Valley
Assessing an album of 36 brief pieces of music from small Amazonian settlements in Peru is a challenging task. The...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: June/2010
Harley Kimbro Lewis
Collectively, Martin Harley, Daniel Kimbro and Sam Lewis draw upon low country and backwoods blues, Appalachian folk balladry, cosmopolitan R&B...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2022
