Reviews
The Eternal Getdown
Is world music a kind of tourism, or closer to anthropology? Are Latino roots more authentic in rural pueblos or...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/2017
Origins
The debut album from Treacherous Orchestra is a blistering, swaggering and infectious affair. Consisting predominantly of pipes, fiddle, guitar, bass...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Apr/May/2012
Seekers and Finders
What's left to say about Gypsy punk outfit Gogol Bordello? Not much on the strength of this, their seventh album....
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2017
Facing East
Facing East is oriented primarily towards Armenia, celebrating the folk music of the Caucasus in adventurous fashion. The multi– national...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
King Jammy's Selector's Choice Vol 2
King Jammy, Jamaican DJ and producer, began his career under the tutelage of dub legend King Tubby before setting up...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
King of My Mind
To start with, Flats and Sharps must be the most audaciously tenuous bluegrass pun-based name around. Yet it is totally...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2016
N’Djila Wa Mudujimu
Lady Aicha & Pisco Crane''s Original Fulu Miziki Band of Kinshasa
This is the DIY eco-punk essence, Congo-style. Everything about Fulu Miziki has been repurposed from material rescued from the junkpile,...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2022
Lamenta
Even without any knowledge of the Greek language whatsoever, it’s not hard to guess the central theme of this album...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2022
That Goddam Motorsai! The Best of Lam Phaen Sister No1
This album of molam music from Thailand's north-east region, Isan, is the first of two late 70s/early 80s reissues by...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: April/2016
