Reviews
Hombre de Piedra
Axel Krygier, the Buenos Aires-born, Switzerland-based multi-instrumentalist, is back with another catchy and refreshingly unpredictable disc. His quirks have definitely...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2015
Next Stop Soweto Vol 4: Zulu Rock, Afro-Disco and Mbaqanga 1975-1985
The years between 1975 and 1985 marked the violent beginning of the end for the apartheid era. Mandela was still...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Apr/May/2015
Lost and Found
The first Buena Vista-brand release in a long while, accompanying the live band's alleged final tour, this is a selection...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2015
Wasla
Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El-Din
Looking back over the last 20 years, it's amazing how the oud has risen from rank-and-file member of the takht...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2015
Tried and True
Right away, from the opening title-track, you can feel the warm, welcoming, kick-off-your-shoes vibe that runs through Annie Lou's latest...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2015
Another Man's Ground
The fourth studio album from the Teesside folk trio is their very own War and Peace. With an epic sweep...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2015
Feedback Madagascar
Madagascar's status as a biodiversity hotspot under threat is well known, so this compilation – the proceeds of which will...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Apr/May/2015
Avgi: Live in Heraklion Walls
Lyra virtuoso Stelios Petrakis is one of several talented young musicians to have emerged from the teaching and performance workshops...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: Apr/May/2015
Africa Express Presents… Terry Riley's in C Mali
Half a century ago, the American minimalist composer Terry Riley gave the world premiere of his composition In C, an...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2015
Ensemble Ériu
Formed in 2011 by Jack Talty and Neil O’Loghlen, Ensemble Ériu released this, their debut, in 2013 to widespread approval...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2015
