Reviews
El Boom Boom
Now here’s a turn up for the books. The indefatigable Tumi Records of Bath has stumbled across a compilation containing...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2010
Diivan Jäljet
The Finnish accordionist Johanna Juhola is a Björk-like figure: enigmatic, daring, witty, unpredictable, warm, passionate and utterly brilliant. She's been...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2018
FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording
Every musical should have a soundtrack album which can be bought by people who loved the show so much that...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: March/2011
Salsa de la Buena!
Given the quality of the musicianship in evidence here, Toronto's salsa scene must be flourishing. No doubt conceived in the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2015
Dai Raft
When Afghan Hazara musician Hamid Sakhizada fled his country and moved to Norway in 2016, he found not only a...
Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: March/2020
Rolling Golden Holy
Rolling Golden Holy straddles the realms of acoustic roots, indie rock, jazz, folk, country and pop. Drawing upon that mash-up...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2022
Music in Me/Nziyo Dziri Mandiri
Gera's 2016 song ‘Chema Zimbabwe’ (Cry Zimbabwe) was a heartfelt critique of the deteriorating economic and political situation in his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
L’Orchestre National Mauritanien
A never-before-released record of a once-famous, almost-forgotten group who were the progenitors of their very own style: this album is...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2023
Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium
A robust and diverse collection of Black roots music in America, this intentionally titled ‘compendium’ of sorts houses an impressive...
Reviewed by Marie Bashiru in issue: June/2023
Peggy's Dream
Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble
Lovers of The Gloaming will be expecting the best from Clare fiddler extraordinaire Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2023
