Reviews
Songs of Lake Volta
Ten years ago, Sheehan, an American composer and assistant professor of music at Duquesne University, spent six months in Ghana...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2018
Forduló
Nana Vortex are a young Hungarian band playing original songs, but with strong folk influences. The seven-piece line-up includes two...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017
Ferrari Safari
Best known to us for his series of field recordings of African traditional music and for reissuing the 22-CD Historical...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2020
A Collection
The Be Good Tayas, a female trio from Vancpouver, have bee makig their very seductive music since 1999. Theyhave released...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2013
River of Happy Souls
Bapi Das Baul is son of Purna Das Baul and grandson of Nabani Das Khyapa Baul who became friendly with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2021
Fenfo
Can it really be seven years since Fatoumata Diawara's debut on World Circuit announced her as the brightest new female...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2018
Somewhere is Here!
The cover of the CD shows our two heroes – jazz guitarist Oren Neiman and rock guitarist Gilad Ben Zvi...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Before I Crack
It is often said that expectant parents begin a sudden flurry of activity prior to the arrival of the newborn...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: August/2017
Feitiço Caboclo
What a wonderful CD: joyful, bursting with energy; rooted in tradition but as fresh as the morning light; and age-old...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
History of Rock Music in Ukrainian
The Ukrainians date back to 1990, when guitarist Peter Solowka from the band The Wedding Present teamed up with singer...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
