Reviews
You’ve Been a Friend to Me
Sonya Cohen Cramer was a remarkable singer born into a distinguished American folk music family; her father was John Cohen...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/September/2024
Sankofa
Thandiswa Mazwai burst onto the global music scene as the charismatic frontwoman of Bongo Maffin, pioneers of South African kwaito,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/September/2024
Temporal Waves
Canadian tabla player Shawn Mativetsky has performed and recorded across many genres for the past 25 years, but this is...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2024
Él Son Nesecita de Ti
Cándido Fabré is the feted musician, songwriter and sonero from Santiago de Cuba, renowned for his hoarse voice, sharp quips...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/September/2024
Skydancers
‘The bird completes the skyline’ is a refrain in the title-track of Martin Simpson’s new album. Simpson loves birds; a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: August/September/2024
Djudjon: L’Oiseau de Garana
Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba have been ambassadors for Bamana jeli (griot) ngoni music since their debut in 2007....
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2024
When I’m Called
North Carolinian troubadour Jake Xerxes Fussell has made his name rehoming other people’s words, regaling their dusted-down fables in a...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: August/September/2024
Birth & Death
Scottish jazz saxophonist-composer Phil Bancroft founded the Myriad Streams label as a grass-roots alternative to the overwhelming choices of platforms...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/September/2024
Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
With Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free, Bonny Light Horseman deliver a capacious collection of acoustic Americana. The process...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/September/2024
