Reviews
Cause ‘N Affect
Born of a Tongan father and a Kamilaroi Aboriginal mother, Sydney-based singer David Leha had a troubled childhood, and wound...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
Bahto Delo Delo
Marin ‘Tsagoi’ Sandu is an accordionist and singer from that heartland of Romanian Gypsy music, Clejani. Indeed he's the son...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2015
Housewarming
With sweet three-part harmonies and instrumental chops to burn, Melbourne's Mae Trio have become a favourite on the Aussie folk...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
Songs of the Spanish Civil War Vols 1 & 2
Just as Western countries have today banned their subjects from travelling to fight in Syria, in the 1930s the US...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015
Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 2: Kahelelani Niihau
The second of a six-part CD series highlighting the music of the Hawaiian Islands, this release further expands the reputation...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
The Chuck Norris Project
The track titles of this sixth album from the Edinburgh-based Americana collective read like a back-catalogue of dodgy Hollywood action...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2015
Perotá Chingó
Every summer, thousands of Argentinian 20-something urbanites hit the road in order to discover themselves in Patagonia, Salta, or the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2015
Silk & Stone
Amira Medunjanin is one of the great voices of the Balkans. A decade ago her album Rosa was a fantastic...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2015
River Strings: Maninka Guitar
With the kind of pedigree Guinean guitarist Djessou Mory Kanté has – brother to the late, lamented Kante Manfila, and...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Gambit
Like many a young musician, the melodeon player and singer Ollie King also teaches. One of the subjects he offers...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
