Reviews
Mugham Souls
Gochag Askarov & Pierre de Trégomain
Gochag Askarov is a top singer of mugham, the sophisticated vocal tradition of Azerbaijan. Although recorded in concert in Baku's...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2017
Noir et Blanc
Recorded in 1983 by the composer Hector Zazou in collaboration with French synth experimentalists Guillaume Loizillon and Claude Micheli (aka...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2017
Soul for a Compass
A respected performer, tutor and community music project leader in the Highlands, accordionist Henderson is understandably keen to show off...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2017
Babel Fish
The Dutch band Amariszi have been playing Balkan-inspired pop music for the past decade and Babel Fish is their third...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2017
Across the Amerikee: Showpieces from Coal Camp to Cattle Trail
With a banjo, guitar, quietly affecting alto voice and an encyclopedic knowledge of American folk songs, Stephen Wade creates a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2017
Javas
London now comes just after Bordeaux in terms of numbers of its urban French population, so it's perhaps no great...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2017
Distant Havens
This inventive British folk trio bring together influences from across Britain and Ireland – five songs here are sung in...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2017
Entity
This album is from Belgium, a nation seemingly adept at encouraging musical collaborations between different communities – Voxtra's The Encounter...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2017
Loé Loá: Rural Recordings Under the Mango Tree
Betsayda Machado & Parranda El Clavo
It's hard to think of any field recording – this was captured under a mango tree, as the title suggests...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2017
Initiatrix
Heloise Pilkington's Halloween-released Initiatrix is an original and thoughtfully constructed piece of work. A collection of original songs and chants...
Reviewed by Jahnavi Harrison in issue: December/2017
