Reviews
Pre’volution: Le Président, ma Moto et Moi
In October 2014, the people of Burkina Faso took to the streets to demand the removal of Blaise Compaoré, the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2016
The Peacock's Feathers
Established stars in their native Germany, five-piece Fleadh's last album, 2013's The Cleggan Bay Disaster, was festooned with awards, picking...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2016
Chienne de Vie
This rather engaging combo was formed by two Vincents – one surnamed Allard and the other Sanchez – who left...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: March/2016
If He Dies, If If If If If If
Not so much a group as a multi-media project, Jerusalem in My Heart consist of Lebanon-born Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2016
Transglobal Roots Fusion
In 2012, the Swedish folk group Kolonien set up Världens Band as an experiment, creating an unlikely mash-up that combines...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: March/2016
Solo & Indrė
Cross-cultural kora and string collaborations have been rather in vogue for the last couple of years, and for good reason:...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
The Ultimate Guide to Scottish Folk
The third in a series of Ultimate Guide collections, following Spanish and Irish editions, this two-CD set traces the development...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Different Orbits
Groove is at the centre of everything London six-piece J-Sonics do. Whether genre-hopping through soul, funk or samba, this jazz...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Areas of High Traffic
Yorkshire-based Ulsterman Damien O’Kane is a familiar name from his key role alongside his wife, Kate Rusby, in her band,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
