Reviews
Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper
Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper
In terms of guitar and kora duos, it’s hard to think much beyond the inspired collaboration of Toumani Diabaté and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2024
The Art of Sankyoku
Ensemble Hougaku Shijyuusoudan
Japanese musicians have few competitors when it comes to sustaining traditions while subtly updating them for today. Traditions are rarely...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: June/2024
I Too am a Stranger
The Sorcerers are not exactly prolific – this is their third album in nine years – but they are a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2024
Duets
Featuring many of the artists with whom he has worked over a 30-year career, bassist and singer Ben Nicholls parades...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2024
Revolution Sabar
Aba Diop & The Yermande Family
The Senegalese percussionist Aba Diop is a master of the ancient sabar drum of the Wolof griots, a sound heard...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024
Bleu bleu
There’s a post-COVID movement in Québécois folk music in which artists once known for their traditional roots have moved more...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: August/2024
Anomalia
Polish outfit Polski Piach’s third album, Anomalia sees them return with a new angle on their brand of folk-blues. The...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: August/2024
Un Ballo Liscio Vol 2
Riccardo Tesi & Claudio Carboni
Tesi, a specialist of the organetto, after 30 years produces another tribute to ballo liscio, a hugely popular form of...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: August/2024
Feyzullah Çinar Eserleri 1
If there’s any Turkish record label going to pay tribute to the Alevi-Bektaşi minstrel Feyzullah Çinar then it’s got to...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2024
