Reviews
Trì
Trì is Gaelic for three, and only three instruments – namely Rachel Hair's harp, Jenn Butterworth's guitar and the double...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2015
Eu Também
A São Paulo-born, Paris-based sambista who's long been a staple of Brazil's nordeste (north-east) scene, Fernando delPapa combines a career's...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2017
Beneath the Sun
A Murrungun man from Arnhem Land, singer-songwriter and actor Tom E Lewis is still best remembered for his murderous lead...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Paris to Calcutta: Men and Music on the Desert Road
This handsome set matches a four-disc, unexpurgated record of Bengali ethnomusicologist Deben Bhattacharya's 1955 epic field recording road trip, illustrated...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Czech Republic: Music from Walachia, Horňácko and Kopanice
Compared to neighbouring Hungary, whose traditional music has an international profile, the folk music of the Czech Republic is little...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Mersi
Réunionese singersongwriter Christine Salem should really be a huge international star by now. But despite a clutch of solid releases...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2021
Na Kitabo
The scion of a long line of griots and kora (harp-lute) virtuosi from Casamance in southern Senegal, Kadialy Kouyaté is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2017
The Royal Chase
Nation Beat are a new name to me, but a cursory internet search reveals they have existed for more than...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2021
Diatakendiya
Given the name Cissokho, it is almost inevitable that this will be a fine example of West African griot music....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2016
Vulpus
Fusing folk fiddle and guitar with dance music, the Somerset duo celebrate ten years together with their fourth album, Vulpus....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2022
