Reviews
Diphtong
Wooden flute and clarinet both have quite a history in Swedish music but have rarely, if ever, been heard together...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music
Rob Young’s book Electric Eden [reviewed in #73] surveyed the British folk tradition in the 20th century and this double...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Um Violão na Madrugada + Apresentando Baden Powell e seu Violão
This Baden Powell is not to be mistaken with the British founder of the Boy Scouts Association who went by...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Galactic Gala
Mixing century-old traditional vocals with the latest sonic technology has always been an attractive yet dangerous musical venture. More often...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: April/2020
Kali City
Karim Baggili is a Belgian-born composer, guitarist and oud (Arab lute) player of Jordanian/Yugoslavian heritage, which means that he has...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2014
The Bend in the Light
Hailing from K’jipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia, classically trained Ellen Gibling’s keen interest in Irish traditional music is given free rein...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2022
Amor (É Revolução)
It’s been ten years since Maga Bo released Quilombo do Futuro, his last solo full-length, and the sound hasn’t changed...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2022
Os
Os opens with a familiar tune turned on its head. ‘See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes!’, Handel's triumphant, war-celebrating melody becomes...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2016
Taranta Project
From the suspenseful orchestral arrangement and accordion drone that opens this diverse, deeply engaging album, it's obvious that this Turin-born...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: July/2015
Evolutsiya! 40 Best and Rarest 1991-2016
This double album marks the 25th anniversary of the intriguing phenomenon known as The Ukrainians. The band formed almost by...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2016
