Reviews
Treacle & Bread
On the sleeve of this marvellous album there’s a picture of Rod Stradling playing his melodeon and beaming. He’s smiling...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2022
Zembrocal Musical
Groove Lélé are a Creole group from the island La Réunion, located in the Indian Ocean to the east of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Great Tunes from the World Music Charts Europe
The World Music Charts Europe was founded 30 years ago by the European Broadcasting Union and has been compiled every...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2022
Mountain Melodies: Rubab Music of Afghanistan
The rubab, the national instrument of Afghanistan, is one of the world's great plucked instruments. Its warm muscular sound is...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Fire, Sweat and Pastis
While collaborations bring together performers from all over the world, a project between Finnish and Beninese musicians still seems an...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Control
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & Zantoda Mark III
Ambolley comes from the coastal twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi in the western region of Ghana and his impressive...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2019
Good Vibes
Taken from a prime period for Jamaican reggae, this compilation collects together a number of rare late 1970s cuts from...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2018
River Sisters
The female trio Sutari have a distinctive place in the Polish musical landscape. Kasia Kapela, Basia Songin and Zosia Zembrzuska...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
The Great Irish Famine
Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, from County Kerry, was hailed The Irish Times’ Best Irish Act 2019, when his debut,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
Valge Valgus
Flanders-born accordionist Hartwin Dhoore has been intimately involved with some of the most innovative and entertaining traditional-inspired music to emerge...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2022
