Reviews
Carnaval de Pernambuco
Writing a one-star review is never nice, especially when you know that the artists’ hearts are in the right place,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2022
Sukotherapy
Maria Pomianowska is the leader of the revival of the suka, or knee-fiddle, in Poland. It’s played like the Cretan...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Inter-Celtic
Is Galician piper Carlos Núñez the most enthusiastic, optimistic, energetic musician on earth? From the first blow on this 16-track...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2014
Sufiyan
This is quite an extraordinary project for fans of the Turkish ney – the reed flute that is at the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2012
Silsila – Oud Duets
Back in the 1960s, arguments raged as to whether a white man could really sing the blues, and the same...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010
Anda Jaleo
Josephine Foster & the Víctor Herrero Band
Recorded live in Mecina Bombaron in Granada in August 2009, this is an interesting project: Josephine Foster and Víctor Herrero...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Titik Api
Harry Roesli was a political and social activist and prominent member of the tradisi baru (new tradition) Indonesian artists who...
Reviewed by Andy Channing in issue: October/2020
The Art of the Chinese Guzheng
This album is a tribute to the main regional styles of guzheng (21-string zither) music in China. Having worked with...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: June/2019
Water of Tyne
Magnetic North East is a new organisation dedicated to promoting the music, culture, art and heritage – the identity, then...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
So Delicious!
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Following their album of gospel songs last year, So Delicious! picks up where this hard rocking country blues trio's 2012...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Apr/May/2015
