Reviews
Frederic D'Haene: Music With Silent Aitake's
Reigakusha Gagaku Ensemble & Ensemble Modern
The interface between Western and East Asian orchestral music has enjoyed a brief yet diverse history. From Toru Takemitsu to...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2019
The Best of the SABC Years
Starting her career in the 1950s, Irene Mawela wrote songs for the Dark City Sisters and the Mahotella Queens, was...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2019
Pedal Steal + Four Corners
Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band
Now here's a fascinating one. Terry Allen is an artist of many forms: a conceptual artist, painter, writer, playwright, and...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2019
Roudennoù / Traces
Renowned as one of the most charismatic traditional singers of Brittany, the late Yann-Fañch Kemener released a double album embracing...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: June/2019
Stick in the Wheel Present From Here: English Folk Field Recordings Vol 2
Recorded in living rooms and kitchens across England, this second volume of English Folk Field Recordings by Stick in the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2019
Karne Vwayaz
Zonatan is the alias of Mauritian singer Jonathan Andy. His songs are gentle and mellow, poppy even, but he has...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2019
Hollowbone
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Right at the heart of this startling album comes ‘Nemesis’, a hymn to the Roman goddess of justice and retribution....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2019
Rhythm & Fado
Any musician should be wise enough to let his or her biography inform their music, and this is particularly true...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2019
Songs of Our Native Daughters
A super-group of inspiring black female roots performers, Our Native Daughters are Rhiannon Giddens and former Carolina Chocolate Drops partner...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019
