Reviews
Palenque Rockers Vol 1
Bogota’s Palenque Records was founded in 1996 by Lucas Silva of Faraon Bantu sound system, alias DJ Champeta-Man, to showcase...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: December/2021
Frost on Fiddles
One of my enduring WOMAD memories is of a cold, wet, muddy night in 2007 when the seven-piece Finnish band...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2017
Soukabbè Mali
Hailing from Bandiagara on Mali's Dogon plateau, Sékou Bah's impressive track record includes several years playing in Salif Keita's band,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
DJ Click Presents: Click Here, Jaipur Remix Dub
French producer and musical magpie DJ Click turns his gaze upon the Rajasthani city of Jaipur on this global beats...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2014
Tir
Tir is one of the words in Welsh for ‘Land’, but, more than its English equivalent, it suggests a connection...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2011
An Choill Uaigneach
Born in Glasgow to parents from Donegal, Theresa Kavanagh has been immersed in Donegal's fiddle tradition since she moved to...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Passages
Constantinople expands the constellation of projects begun in 1998 by Iranian-Canadian setar (lute) player Kiya Tabassian. Passages features three other...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: November/2016
A Wanderer I’ll Stay
Sweet, sincere harmony singing and a deft, relaxed approach to old-time, traditional and contemporary folk music are what characterise this...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2015
O Skaros: Flute Music
Three distinct pastoral flutes, made of wood or reed, h a ve traditionally been played in Greece: the floyera and...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: June/2010
