Reviews
In Galway
The most recent studio albums by the genre-defying Sharon Shannon, such as Saints and Scoundrels and Flying Circus, have found...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2015
Fatteliku: Live in Athens
Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar
In 1987, when it looked as though global sounds, African music in particular, would take a major share of the...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: November/2015
Mud Doll
Single-handedly produced, recorded, arranged, mixed and mastered by British talent Niraj Chag, this is ambitiously lofty (if occasionally bombastic) cinematic...
Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: November/2015
Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83
A dreadlocked mane, popularised eternally by Bob Marley, is an iconic image for Jamaican music. But would Rastafari have become...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: November/2015
Amor y Muerte
This CD comes with a bright cover illustration and is full of roaring horns and fiery percussion. But this Brighton-based...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2015
Selina
Fatau Keita & The Naawuni Bie Band
This is a highly enjoyable and very lively album that mixes several contemporary African musical styles. At the core is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2015
Watershed
This duo have made a big impact on the British folk scene – so much so that it feels strange...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: November/2015
Magnificent Creatures
On solo album number three the singer-songwriter Gren Bartley has truly found his voice. It's quite a transformation. He has...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: November/2015
