Reviews
I Am of Ireland: Yeats in Song
It’s been done before and often, but never with such silken, seductive charm as here. Readily lending themselves to music,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2021
Lo Testament
In the UK, you’re unlikely to hear ancient music outside of interludes in Shakespeare's plays or themed medieval banquets. But...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2015
Ibibio Sound Machine
Given Nigeria's powerful musical tradition and the strong expat Nigerian community in the UK, it's perhaps surprising we haven't heard...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Apr/May/2014
Cajun Accordion Kings (and the Queen)
Valcour Records is run by Joel Savoy – of the celebrated Savoy Family Cajun Band – and he does a...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2017
Canción de Otoño
Pablo Milanés & José María Vitier
Now a long-term resident of Galicia, the legendary Cuban protest singer Pablo Milanés is content these days to croon about...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2015
Little Bird
More incisive, searing social and political commentary revealing how folk music can speak as much for our times as it...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2020
El Mito de la Pérgola
If any musician is going to reconfigure the airy strangeness of Andean music, Chilean singer Pascuala Ilabaca might be the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2018
Afrolution Vol 2: The Original African Hip-Hop Collection
This second edition of African hip-hop compilations from the UK label Afrolution is a masterstroke of music collecting, a vibrant...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Geodesia
Luís Peixoto belongs to a certain category of musicians that keep going back and forth, into and out of the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2021
