Reviews
Studio 105
Mayra Andrade has released just two albums:her spellbinding and multi award-winning 2006 debut Navega and its lusher 2010 follow-up Stória...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Caravan of Mugham Melodies
The opening piece on this disc, ‘Mugham Beste – Nigar’, is a song about mugham itself, saying that these Arabic...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2013
Nova Era
Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra (BGKO)
The quality of musicianship on this latest offering from the extraordinary Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra is never in doubt; the...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: April/2021
Borders and Bailes
There’s no getting away from it, it’s a bad name for a band. But spicing up the genre of conjunto...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2010
Destination: Fellside Recordings 1976-2018
The label Fellside has been a significant force in independent folk music recording for 42 years, with more than 600...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2018
Traces of You
This album is certainly Anoushka’s most personal to date, as most of the tracks are inspired by, or in memory...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Wisdom and Insight
Any listeners’ fears that Tibetan ritual music may be too challenging or austere are readily dispelled by this latest release...
Reviewed by Mark Trewin in issue: July/2012
Bykerumba
Now in their 22nd year, Newcastle-upon-Tyne's The Baghdaddies are the elder statesmen of the UK's Balkan fusion scene. In contrast...
Reviewed by Tom Wagner in issue: July/2018
Mama Funny Day
Was Manu Chao hugely influential or so eclectic that it's hard not to nick some aspect of his style? A...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
