Reviews
Knoblauch Scharf
Like all good funeral parties, the first, and seemingly last, full album from this group can be considered a mourning...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: August/2017
The Rough Guide to Jug Band Blues
Jug bands were one of the phenomenons of 1920s and 30s blues, their members being so poor they literally blew...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
Les Objets Trouvés
Scottish singer and fiddler Kate Young is an increasingly familiar figure. She was part of the award-winning Songs of Separation...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: August/2017
Ribbons
Justin Adams feat Anneli Drecker
From his solo debut with 2001's Desert Road through to his production work with Tinariwen, collaborations with Robert Plant and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2017
Sufi Spirit
You may be forgiven for approaching this with trepidation: a Danish rock‘n’roll band playing along with qawwali (the sacred music...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: August/2017
Heart of the Congos
After failing to interest an international label when first released in 1977, Heart of the Congos has long been regarded...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: August/2017
Sonoridade Pólvora
Hailing from Bahia, Brazil, but brought to us by a Swedish record label, the singer-songwriter Ian Lasserre plies determinedly unassuming,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: August/2017
Manushan
Manushan is named after a legendary mountain in Iran near the Caspian Sea where, according to folklore, nomadic Gypsies from...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/2017
Alcance
As flamenco continues to expand its appeal across the globe, one familiar disappointment is to hear foreign guitarists who have...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/2017
