Reviews
Sufi Brotherhood Chant
In Senegal one immediately feels the strong presence of the mystic brotherhoods of Sufism. The taxi that takes you from...
Reviewed by Torben Holleufer in issue: October/2012
Outlandish
This album brings together the folk music of England and Turkey in a rich and rousing blend. Singer, violinist and...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2012
Hidden
Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight
She may have one of the most famous surnames in folk but one thing’s for certain: this isn’t, by any...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: October/2012
La Guinéenne
Youssou N’Dour might be still defined by ‘Seven Seconds’, his 1994 smash hit with Neneh Cherry, had he not gone...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2012
A Wheel
Violinist Jake Shulman-Ment is part of the new generation of American klezmer musicians; A Wheel is the product of his...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2012
The Rough Guide to Highlife
The consistently reliable Rough Guide compilation series has delved into West African music on many occasions and this latest version...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2012
Nobody Knows You
One thing that quickly becomes apparent about the Steep Canyon Rangers is that they don’t quite have the degree of...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: October/2012
Travesía
Gerardo Núñez's infrequent albums have offered persuasive evidence that he is one of the contemporary flamenco guitarists most fluent in...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2012
Diew Sor Isan: The North East Thai Violin of Thonghuad Faited
Most compilations of north-eastern Thai music focus on the region's most popular instrument, the khaen, a free-reed bamboo mouth organ,...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: October/2012
Spirit Bird
He may have been around for a decade, but there is still a youthful urgency to Rudd’s music. He mixes...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2012
