Reviews
Bali 1928 – Anthology: The First Recordings
If I told you this disc was recorded yesterday, you’d think it was the most cutting-edge thing you’d heard all...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: May/2016
Metamorphosis
South Korea's Geomungo Factory are the most exciting group I've seen in the past year. Contemporary, traditional and inspirational. Their...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Jamilat Reprise
Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan founded Beirut's groundbreaking electro-duo Soapkills, garnering a cult following across the Arab world. In 2013 she...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Corridos of the Chicano Movement
’To my mother I’m a Mexican, by destiny I’m American/I speak Spanish and English, I’m from the noble golden race’....
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2010
The HillBenders
A few years ago, I was privy to the world premiere of The HillBenders' ‘bluegrass opry’ take on The Who's...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2019
Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal
This is the debut recording of one of Finland's most dynamic new groups. The four young women who comprise Tuuletar...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2017
Afterglow
After Bellowhead disbanded in 2016, Jon Boden set about regrouping his band The Remnant Kings to record Afterglow, with fellow...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2017
Best of Lura
Proof that the Cape Verde renaissance has come of age, this anthology confirms Lura as her own generation’s elder stateswoman,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2011
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Holdvilágos (In the Moonlight)
Napra is a Hungarian folk band that deserves to be heard. They bring a rock attitude to traditional music with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
All Because of Love
Seyed Ali Jaberi & Sina Sarlak
Recorded live in concert at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, this album is a celebration of the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018
