Reviews
Universalists
What might Jimi Hendrix have sounded like if he had enjoyed access to a library of global sounds that were...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2018
Sad Songs About the End of Love
The Israel-born self-proclaimed ‘psychedelic folk singer-songwriter’ presents a collection of James Joyce poems about heartbreak, set to original melody and...
Reviewed by Jahnavi Harrison in issue: June/2016
Wanderer
A local legend in his West Australian coastal hometown of Broome, Stephen Pigram makes rusticMusic firmly rooted in the thriving...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013
A Clear Look
Here's an interesting line-up: between them the five musicians of the Flemish band Elanor play alto and soprano electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdies,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Dula
Born and raised in Angola but resident in the US since 2013, Dula released a debut album, Africa, which was...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Les Chansons de Paris
It’s hard to know how to evaluate this item. The subject makes sense. Paris has been much sung about, and...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
Basta de Música
Context can be an important factor when it comes to music. Buscaglía's parents were part of a scene that helped...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2020
Le Sato
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey
When Dahomey (now known as Benin) gained its independence in 1960, the country saw a surge of artistic creativity in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Ionia
Like so many of their contemporaries on the 21st-century roots scene, Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys shuffle through a gamut...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
