Reviews
Rustico
Júlia Kubinyi, Balázs Szokolay Dongó, Ferenc Zimber
This album is quietly radical. It features three skilled Hungarian folk musicians in unusual arrangements of tunes from different parts...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2019
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
Three great fiddlers and three great fiddle traditions. Olav Luksengård Mjelva is from Norway, Anders Hall from Sweden and Kevin...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91
Another delivery of surprises from the vaults of the Palenque (Bogota) and Soundway (London) labels bring more mid-20th century Colombian...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Capture: 1995-2010
Love them or loathe them – and they do tend to polarise opinion – Afro Celt Sound System prompted a...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2010
Mazel Tov!
Klezmer comes in all shapes and sizes and this band is no exception – a group of Italian women with...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2016
The Best of Quantic
Quantic has taken the world music, clubbing and Latin scenes by stealth. A musician, DJ and record producer based in...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2011
Maloya Power
Lindigo were the talk of the recent Australasian World Music Expo (AWME), where their show-stopping turn prompted double-takes from seasoned...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2012
Fiddler’s Pastime
The solo debut from award-winning bluegrass fiddler Keith-Hynes of Mile Twelve is not merely a showcase for her own prodigious...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2020
Versos Do Mundo
The ‘Verses of the World’ of the title are the texts and songs for Mess’ third album, which the Afro-Brazilian...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2021
Benedicte Maurseth
Benedicte Maurseth is a pre-eminent player of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle. Unlike the conventional violin, a Hardanger fiddle has four...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: November/2019
