Reviews
Sambol Amore Migrante
If the tale that inspired this arresting album had been filmed by Federico Fellini, this would be its soundtrack. It's...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2020
Chants des Trois Cours
Lebanese-Canadian singer Lamia Yared's album explores three of the traditions that created the Ottoman musical world: Turkic, Arabic and Persian,...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: March/2020
Festival Jump-Up
Now, the first CD here is something of a revelation, containing as it does the first ever reissue of Lord...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2020
11th Street, Sekondi
It is refreshing to know that the career of highlife singer and multi-instrumentalist Gyedu-Blay Ambolley appears to be on a...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2020
Notebook
The cello is not a go-to instrument for folk and traditional music. But in the hands of Barry Phillips, it...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2020
Nādī
Over a series of impressive solo albums, the guitarist Guy Buttery has established himself as a major force in South...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
The Roaring Whirl
The conceit of this disc is to take readings from Kipling's Kim and juxtapose them against a musical interpretation of...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2020
Little Bird
More incisive, searing social and political commentary revealing how folk music can speak as much for our times as it...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2020
Ibra
With a warm blast of flute curling over gentle birdsong, the stage is set for the fourth album by Eneida...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2020
