Reviews
The Voice of Lightness Vol 2: Congo Classics 1977-1993
The second two-disc volume of the definitive career overview of Tabu Ley Rochereau picks up the Congo’s greatest vocalist at...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2011
Man with a Love Song
Sophisticated and playful, the songs and tunes on this new album from Canadian ukulele sensation James Hill sound at times...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream
That the pipa player Gao Hong has long lived in the US is evident in this collection, which reveals a...
Reviewed by Joanna Lee in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Oliveiras
One should always try to forget any preconceptions when approaching a fado singer from abroad, with no real reputation or...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2018
Words of a Fiddler’s Daughter: Rúnian
The Ciderhouse Rebellion with Jessie Summerhayes
Anyone who has spent time on Lindisfarne Island off Britain’s Northumbrian coast in the wintertime knows just how exposed it...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/2021
Enregistré Live
Genticorum's four previous albums confirmed them as one of Quebec's most vibrant, energetic and exciting groups. They have developed a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2013
Sonbonbela
Baba Commandant & the Mandingo Band
According to a somewhat over-excited press release, the third album by Burkina Faso's Baba Commandant & the Mandingo Band is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
Sheema
A veteran of Transglobal Underground and Imagined Village, the British sitar player Mukherjee has released her first solo album in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Acoustic Classics II
In a double-album format, Richard Thompson is intending to release a companion piece to this album titled Acoustic Rarities, which...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2017
Homenagem
Samba from Berlin? Why not? There has been plenty of choro coming from unexpected places recently, but not so much...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2022
