Reviews
Homeland
For a while, Hindi Zahra was the next big thing. Her acclaimed 2010 debut album Handmade saw the Berber singer-songwriter...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Stória, Stória…
Mayra Andrade’s confident 2006 debut Navega (reviewed in #44), brought her widespread acclaim. She was one of a number of...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2010
Jorden Svart
This is timeless Scandinavian simplicity itself: the dark-edged voice of Maria Järventaus set against the virtuosic strings of Gabbi Dluzewski....
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: July/2019
On Eastern Way
Boris Kovac & David Yengibarian | Boris Kovac: & La Campanella
Composer and saxophonist Boris Kovač is an intriguing figure in Serbian music. Born and based in the Vojvodina region in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2013
Maiteí America: Harps of Paraguay
Most of the music here consists of harps and nothing else. Yet this album is a little beauty. Twenty of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2010
Åra
Apneseth is on the move again. His previous albums have investigated a more purist Norwegian folk (even when he's penned...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2018
Black Robert
Since releasing theirsecond album, Brule Lentement [reviewedin #68], which wasinfluenced by TheClash as well as 1920s zydeco squeezebox supremo AmedeArdoin,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2011
Silence is Bliss
Although he is best known for his work on some of Indian cinema's most celebrated soundtracks – including AR Rahman's...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2016
