Reviews
Time and Place
When confronted by albums of new, original compositions by an instrumental folk artist, this reviewer must admit to a bit...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2019
There is No Other
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
Having only reviewed the wonderful Giddens-curated collaborative album Songs of Our Native Daughters in #147, it's a surprise to welcome...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2019
Noites Brasileiras
These are admittedly troubling times for Brazil. Having elected a president known for his polemic and hostile quotes on minorities...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2019
Ben Haana Wa Maana
Popular Palestinian rap trio DAM return with a third album that features the same political and social fervour as the...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: July/2019
Bamboo
This is a welcome full reissue of the experimental album from 1970, which is highly prized by collectors. Shakuhachi (Japanese...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2019
Las Olas de Niebla
Virtuoso guitar player and composer Eduardo Niebla has a 40-year history of genre-crossing collaboration behind him and his latest offering...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: July/2019
Hand to Play
The Seattle-based guitarist and singer Eli West is well-known for his old-time Americana duo with fellow singer Cahalen Morrison. West's...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2019
Singing it All Back Home
Naomi Bedford has a distinctive voice, opening up like a tea rose, with its own colour and fragrance. On her...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2019
Au Cube
Alasdair Roberts, Neil McDermott & Tartine de Clous
The latest release from the prolific Scots folk singer Alasdair Roberts is a live recording documenting gigs he played at...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2019
Reggae Mandela
In the 1980s, reggae singers began issuing songs either damning South Africa's apartheid government or praising the then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2019
