Reviews
Take It
Bristol reggae band Black Roots have offered a powerful social commentary for 40 years – spreading a message of love,...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: December/2018
Big Brothers
Veteran Jamaican roots singer Winston McAnuff and French accordionist Fixi collaborate again here on a long-awaited second album; McAnuff used...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2018
Stringhenge
An extremely talented classical guitarist, Richard Durrant wears his considerable talents lightly aross this 22-track double CD. Containing a charming...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: December/2018
Brødløs
Brødløs is the third solo album by the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Geir Sundstøl. His main instrument is the pedal steel guitar...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2018
Judgement Day
Following Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton in Dub, the Black Country's finest reggae outfit return with a new album and a modified...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2018
Ordinary Giants: A Life & Times 1918-2018
Robb Johnson is a remarkable singer-songwriter who won acclaim with 1997's Gentle Men, an album that used his grandfathers' lives...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2018
Opérette Volume 2
The subtitle of this delightful album, Chansons Marseillaises 1930-1940, suggests no obvious Jamaican link. Yet Moussu T was initially inspired...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2018
İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir
Gaye Su Akyol delivered a superb set at this year's WOMAD that focused strongly on the new songs that populate...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2018
