Reviews
Curlicue
This album brings together two talented British instrumentalists, both of them graduates of the Folk and Traditional Music course at...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2015
Touristes
Vieux Farka Touré & Julia Easterlin
The Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré and the 25-year-old American singer Julia Easterlin met in New York in 2014 when...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2015
Shifted
It's evident from the outset, clearly audible in the three-part close vocal harmonies, that Harpeth Rising are three young ladies...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: December/2015
Houmet Paradis
James Dumbelton with Andy Clarke
Named after an islet off Guernsey that was bought anonymously by locals and administered by the National Trust, Houmet Paradis...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2015
Singles As Bs & 12 Inches
Osibisa were brave pioneers – a band of Ghanian, Nigerian and Caribbean musicians who came together in London at the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2015
The Rough Guide to Unsung Heroes of Country Blues Vol 2
Rough Guides always take a certain pleasure in making sure their CD compilations don’t mimic other albums out there. And...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2015
Songs of Paapieye
SK Kakraba is a Ghanaian musician living in Los Angeles, and his instrument is the gyil. This pentatonic xylophone of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2015
Let Them Speak
This is an album recorded by 18 musicians, separated by 18,000km. The Umoza Music Project is a joint Malawian and...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2015
The Complete Island Recordings
Ask musicians from all corners of the globe to name a hero or inspirational figure, and it's a fair bet...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2015
