Reviews
Ndikho Xaba & The Natives
The South African pianist Ndikho Xaba was 30 years old when he sought exile in the US in 1964. He...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2015
Lokk
I remember when everyone in the Norwegian folk music world was whispering about a brilliant young Hardanger fiddle player called...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2021
Keme Borama
This is the first internationally released recording from griot guitarist Tiecoro Sissoko and sadly it is a posthumous debut, Sissoko...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2014
Guo Gan ‘Swordmen’ Trio
Over the last two decades, Paris-based erhu virtuoso Guo Gan has established himself as one of the leading ambassadors of...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2022
Work Hard
Recorded in 2020 and 2021 in Ghana and The Netherlands, Work Hard arguably presents Ghana's kologo maestro King Ayisoba (born...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2023
Lao Dreaming
This debut album from Melbourne-based musician Peet Wonderfeel is described as organic electronica, taking inspiration from the natural world and...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: April/2018
An Introduction to Martin Carthy
One of the jewels in Topic's vast catalogue has to be the work of Martin Carthy, one of the colossi...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2018
Music From Bavaria
Whatever prejudices you might have about Bavarian folk music – you know, those Oktoberfest, beer-fuelled, lederhosen-clad, thigh-slapping, oom-pah brass-band stereotypes...
Reviewed by Mark Espiner in issue: March/2010
