Reviews
Trallalero Levantin
Orchestra Bailam e Canterini Genovesi
Trallalero is traditional Genoese polyphonic a capella choir singing, described by Alan Lomax after his post-war field recording trip as...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: December/2019
Tucson-Habana
Since 1997, Amparanoia have built up a small but fervent following with a sound that combines Spanish agit–pop of the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2010
Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound
Along with the magnificent Konono No 1, Kasai Allstars played a key role in the Congotronics movement, creating wild, hypnotic...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2021
An Introduction to Norma Waterson
The last song on this album is ‘Bunch of Tyme’ from the 2010's Gift that Waterson made with her daughter...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2018
Houtekiet
When they formed in 2011, MANdolinMAN, a Belgian mandolin quartet, proposed new arrangements of the traditional Flemish repertoire, based on...
Reviewed by Anne Ge in issue: August/September/2022
The Living World's Demands
As a first-generation Punjabi-American from Baltimore, Ami Dang uses sitar, voice and electronics to carve a complex identity. She deals...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2022
Ten Shades of Blues
Indigenous singer-songwriter Kev Starkey has seen a bit of life. Of mixed heritage – partly Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges in South...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016
Looking Glass
Fay Hield is the first new signing to Topic Records for a decade. Topic is the oldest independent label in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Territoire
Among a host of other influences there are strong Balkan flavours on this release from acclaimed Canadian violinist Briga, who...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: March/2021
