Reviews
Ol'Jansa
Olof Jönsson also known fondly as Ol'Jansa, was a Swedish flute player from Härjedalen in the centre of Sweden, born...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2018
Good People, Take Warning
Sarah Makem | The Voice of the People Various Artists | Various Artists
The first 20 volumes of The Voice of The People, compiled by series editor Reg Hall from Topic Records’ huge...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2012
Up the Cut
For Black Country native Jon Wilks’ third album he has eschewed the fuller arrangements of 2018’s Midlife for a lean...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2021
Classical Bhajans
A charismatic leader, preacher and singer of bhajans (Hindu devotional hymns) Swamy Haridhos has evolved a musical style which combines...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Novaera
If you don’t speak Sardo, the language of Sardinia, then you’re destined to seek other kinds of satisfaction in the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015
Ghanashyam: A Broken Branch
This fascinating and eclectic work is the full version of Ravi Shankar's piece commissioned and first performed by Birmingham Touring...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2017
The Living Mountain
Jenny Sturgeon is quite the renaissance woman. The Aberdeenshirebased singer-songwriter has a PhD in seabird ecology and as well as...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2020
Salsa Salsa
‘El Rey del Timbai died in 2000 at the age of 77. Like most kings, Tito Puente left behind a...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
