Reviews
Aurora
One of today's most universally admired folk instrumentalists, the Irish-Mancunian flute, whistle and uilleann pipes maestro Michael McGoldrick has never...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: Apr/May/2010
Drops Genuine Negro Jig
Choosing to resuscitate a near-extinct musical tradition is as curious a decision as it is admirable. Nobody seems to have...
Reviewed by Nigel Tassell in issue: March/2010
Harmony
In the entrance to the offices of Universal Records in Beijing, there’s a wall c o ve re d i...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2010
Masters of Percussion
This is a compilation of 11 percussion tracks, culled from at least five other percussion discs on the ARC Music...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: March/2010
Stória, Stória…
Mayra Andrade’s confident 2006 debut Navega (reviewed in #44), brought her widespread acclaim. She was one of a number of...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2010
Trova
Marta Topferova is an exciting example of a new generation of musician-composers as adept in Caribbean and South American music...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2010
Tsikaya: Músicos Do Interior
Blighted by war from 1961 to 2002, Angola has received far less attention for its music than many of its...
Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: March/2010
Empire & Love
The Imagined Village began not so much as a band but a concept – melding multi-cultural Britain with its folk...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2010
Saints & Tzadiks
Susan McKeown & Lorin Sklamberg
Saints & Tzadiks is an unusual cross-cultural blend of Irish and Yiddish folk songs. Irish-born singer Susan McKeown and New...
Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: March/2010
Beyond Istanbul II: Urban Sounds of Turkey
Ipek Ipekçiolu has done it again. Her well-programmed selection leads the listener through a dreamy path of discovery, with fun...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: March/2010
