Reviews
Invite
The Trio Chemirani is made up of a father and two brothers – all Iranian percussionists – based in France....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2011
Baladi Blues 2
Guy Schalom is one of the UK's leading percussionists in klezmer and Arabic music, having played with the Klezmatics, Natacha...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2011
Sila Kang
On a first listen to this debut album from Nottingham-based Gambian musician Sura Susso, the word that kept coming to...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2011
Sud de la Louisiane
A pared-down version of the legendary Foghorn Stringband, this trio of heel-kicking musicians from Portland, Oregon, play mandolin, banjo, fiddle,...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2011
Street Clan
It's difficult to know exactly what to make of Street Clan, Invisible System's second album, as it's overall such a...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2011
Nada Ananda
Simon Thacker & the Nava Rasa Ensemble
This disc brings together two composers – one British, one of Indian descent. Both have a taste for the eclectic,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2011
Gayageum Sanzo
The primary Korean instrumental genre that bridges folk and art traditions is sanjo (on these releases romanised as ‘sanzo’). A...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: October/2011
Cumbia! Bestial
This thrilling compilation offers a truly cross-continental perspective, bringing together cutting-edge remixes of cumbia by DJs from Bogotá, Mexico and...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: October/2011
Mugham
When a man's voice overflows with passion, and when you're told that he's singing ancient Persian poems, you want to...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: October/2011
The Rough Guide to English Folk
This is, in a sense, not one but two Rough Guides. The first is a selection of 17 tracks compiled...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2011
