Reviews
Unjugged
The Jim Kweskin Jug Band formed in 1963 and quickly leapt to the forefront of the US folk revival. In...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2018
Tango Ladeado
Janne Rättyä & Patrick Demenga
Finland's tango, while a spin-off of the Argentinian/Parisian original and almost as old, is a separate tradition altogether. Its cool,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Soundspecies & Ache Meyi
This thoughtful, affecting cross-cultural collaboration between British production duo Henry and Olly Keen (Soundspecies) and veteran Afro-Cuban ensemble Ache Meyi...
Reviewed by Jordan Barnes in issue: March/2018
Momo Le Doyen
The Guinea-born saxophonist, singer and composer, who died in 2003 at the age of 77, was one of Africa’s greatest...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Life in a Day OST
Soundtracks are funny old things. When they feature alongside a film, they make sense – they’re doing precisely what they’re...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2012
Lååje – Dawn
Marja Mortensson & Daniel Herskedal
Marja Mortensson – winner of a Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy Award) in 2018 – writes ‘we could only ever become...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2020
Tuning into the World: Slovenia
Slovenia is a small nation, with a powerful cultural centre in the capital of Ljubljana, and hence a place where...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2018
Novilunio
Well known as vocalist of the Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Maria Mazzotta here joins forces once again with Albanian cellist Redi...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Solonaïves/Sculptures with GAD
Solo Razafindrakoto (aka Solorazaf) is a guitarist from Madagascar. This album confirms that he is an absolute master. The first...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
