Reviews
Devla Devla
Dikanda are a superb Balkan and Gypsy band from Poland who have been active more than 20 years, since winning...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2019
Lines: Parts One, Two and Three
Lines, the latest of The Unthanks' many ambitious and innovative projects, is a trilogy of song cycles, each with a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2019
Rise Up
Award-winning Celtic five-piece The Outside Track have a strong pedigree for a band that live in different countries. They've got...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2019
FunFara
This highly skilled Piedmont wind instrument ensemble got started in 1980, favouring theatricality and comicality in their music shows. Now,...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: April/2019
Manga
Back in 2013, when Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade released her fourth album, Lovely Difficult, it was already obvious pop...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2019
Zerzura (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Zerzura is a mythical city or oasis that appears in numerous historical accounts of the Sahara. The film Zerzura is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2019
The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff
“If they were expecting any rewards, they didn't get any rewards. They were the first people to be victimised,” we...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2019
Aonair
David Munnelly is a button accordion player whose musical roots in Irish music stretch far, to French, Gypsy, swing and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2019
Nostalgique Porto Rico: Plenas, Guarachas, Boléros et Chansons Jibaras 1940-1960
Long before Ricky Martin and Daddy Yankee seduced the diaspora with their very different hybrid pop rhythms, the island of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2019
