Reviews
Male Voices of Fado
As is often the case with compilations, one obsesses not so much about the selection but rather about the missing...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Sparks
The fifth album from the Highland harpist with a name that confuses Google (think Jennifer Aniston and a popular TV...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Tirana 100
Over the last half a century or so there have been many attempts to reveal ‘Europe’s unknown music,’ which usually...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: May/2021
Sika Mila
Mayotte became the 101st department of France in 2011, but located between Madagascar and the coast of Mozambique, the archipelago's...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2019
MTMTMK
The combination of the Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and the London-based electro production team Radioclit made The Very Best's debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Behold
The Birmingham district of Handsworth gave birth to one of the UK's strongest roots reggae scenes of the 70s and...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2019
All In One
Bebel Gilberto clearly craves crossover success. She's made a decent fist of achieving it too, with 2000's electronica–enhanced Tanto Tempo...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Apr/May/2010
Upon a Stranger Shore
O’Connor is a member of a big folk family from Cumbria – her brother Joe’s band Last Orders won the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Dedicated to the Bird We Love
Upon its release in 1970, this debut LP from Norwegian psychedelic-folk trio Oriental Sunshine was called by a reviewer in...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: March/2017
Someone’s got to Pay
Anyone who’s seen this four-piece country band live will have been impressed by the way they manage to make serious...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2010
