Reviews
Born in the City of Tanta: Lower Egyptian Urban Folklore and Bedouin Shaabi from Libya’s Bourini Records 1968–75
Seemingly a world removed from the lushly orchestrated, exquisitely tasteful music of state-approved Egyptian icons like Mohamed Abdel-Wahab and Oum...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: August/2025
Marca Passo
Marking the 50th anniversary of their pioneering 1975 debut Azimüth, the 25th album from the Brazilian jazz-funk trio is the...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2025
Chamber Cairn
Recorded across two days deep in the Cumbrian landscape, and written, performed and produced by Jack McNeill on clarinet and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2025
Homegrown
As legacies go, they don’t get much weightier than that of folk icon Woody Guthrie. Homegrown, the latest album by...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2025
Give Water to Birds
Zöj are an intriguing Australian band who defy easy categorisation. Their name means ‘Couple’ in Farsi; they started as a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2025
Pandora’s Box
This is a musical response to war and cruelty. Despite the seriousness of the subject and the dramatic events presented...
Reviewed by Ula Nowak in issue: August/2025
Ego
This international collective formed 15 years ago in Brussels to explore their Afro-Colombian roots and fuse traditional rhythms with the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2025
Sifoa
A prominent custodian of traditional Solomon Islands culture, Natty Dolaiasi hails from the Adegege people of Lau, on the island...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: August/2025
Traditional Irish Music Played on the 5-String & Tenor Banjos
Luke Coffey & Patrick ‘Paahto’ Cummins
Right from the get-go on the opening set of reels (‘George White’s/Carracastle Lass’), there’s a lovely swing and lift to...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2025
