Reviews
Hjeltamôs
Per Gudmundson & Bengan Janson
A crackling fire under a summer sky, dried flowers on a windowsill, a wistful smile and the coolness of grass...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2018
Código de Barros
The roots music of the Iberian peninsula runs the whole gamut, from Celtic-inflected Galician piping to a multitude of flamenco...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Lindé
After years of playing with Ali Farka Touré, Afel Bocoum seemed well placed to take over the great man’s mantle...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Jubel
Two decades ago a group of young folk musicians said farewell to the Norwegian State Music Academy and decided to...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2021
Emeralds & Greenstone
It’s a long way from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, but Christchurch-based quartet Emeralds & Greenstone are attempting...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2010
Live at the Sydney Opera House
The oud is normally rather a modest instrument, so an oud concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
I Dreamt I Was a Bird
The Derby folk singer's third album follows the politically engaged Single Flame and builds on the traditional and original songs...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2015
The Holy Coming of the Storm
A musical duo that met in Seattle just a year and a half ago, Morrison and West have quickly formed...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2011
Almas Rebeldes
Sudaka is a racial slur for ‘South American,’ used as often ironically as pejoratively. With this album of upbeat, cumbia-influenced...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Dawâr: The Universal Rhythm
Trio Chemirani are an impressive percussive force, comprising Djamchid Chemirani and his sons Keyvan and Bijan. Although they are based...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2015
