Reviews

Aşk(Love)

Aka Gündüz Kutbay | Kani Karaca

Don Cherry and Rafael Garrett brought exciting news about this astounding ney soloist, steeped in the mevlevi tradition but fearless...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: July/2010

Tarrwaysin & Rrways: A Journey into the Realm of Amazigh Wandering Poet-Singers

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Tarrwaysin & Rrways is a landmark collection of new performances of more than 50 itinerant Amazigh (Berber) poets and singers...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2021

Groupe Folklorique Martiniquais

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Singer-songwriter Loulou Boislaville led the Groupe Folklorique Martiniquais from 1966 to 1981, building on the multi-genre ensemble’s already substantial success...

Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Just Around the Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Sounds

VARIOUS ARTISTS

A few months after completing filming for yet another major musicological project, multi-instrumentalist-folklorist Mike Seeger discontinued treatment he had been...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2020

Boue, Boucane, et Bouteilles

Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rodailleurs

The good times are rolling with beaucoup Cajun-Creole chemistry on Boue, Boucane, et Bouteilles (Mud, Smoke and Bottles), the debut...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Receiver

The Rheingans Sisters

Receiver begins with a fiddle drone, as if this has been going on already and you have happened upon it....

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2020

The Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This compilation takes a broad view of Scandinavia, going beyond the usual Norway/Sweden/ Denmark configuration and taking in fellow Nordic...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Grá agus Bás

Donnacha Dennehy

As a signee of the powerhouse American label Nonesuch, Donnacha Dennehy rubs shoulders with world music luminaries like the Buena...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2011

The Wild Atlantic Way: A Journey in Irish Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Launched in 2014, and claiming to be the world's longest coastal touring route, the Wild Atlantic Way threads itself along...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2015

Cosas Raras

Rolando Bruno y El Grupo Arevalo

‘I, who was born with Videla / I, who was born without power, I, who fought for freedom but could...

Reviewed by Juan José Relmucao in issue: September/2024