Reviews
Ligerian Blues
Deltas are an acoustic duo made up of Lo’Jo's violinist and kora player Richard Bourreau and guitarist Vincent Erdeven, who...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Tropical Gypsy
The Balkan fusion group Molotov Jukebox, fronted by charismatic lead singer, accordionist and actress Natalia Tena, return with their second...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
The Rough Guide to a World of Psychedelia
This sampler is a bountiful taster for World Music Network's ongoing series of global psychedelic compilations, skipping madly from land...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Subcontinental Drift
Sultans of String with Anwar Khurshid
Canadian folk-fusion outfit Sultans of String have gone for the word-play double – both band name and album name –...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Suistamo Electricity
This is a huge piece of theatre inspired by the history of the Karelian village of Suistamo, once part of...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Highland Time
Opener ‘After the Storm’ shows where we’re heading: a crisp rhythm track overlaid with pipes and fiddle and a deranged...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
The James Brothers
Australian James Fagan and New Zealander Jamie McClennan's debut album was recorded in Scotland and mastered in Nashville. These songs,...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
1001
The pace is frenetic from the off, but there's something more in the mix than just the usual racing rhythm...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Distant Kin
Funded by the Scottish Arts council, this eight-track gem captures a collaboration between six Celtic and three Indian musicians from...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
