Reviews
Widdershins
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola have an instinctive, magical musical relationship. Summers’ Scottish heritage (manifest in her work with the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Virgin Islands: Quelbe & Calypso 1956-60
Following Caribbean classics compilations from Jamaica, Bermuda and Trinidad, one on the Virgin Islands musical history could present an intriguing...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura
As part of their ongoing relationship with Radiodiffusion-Télévision de Djibouti, Ostinato Records launch the initial instalment of their new Djibouti...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2021
Maori New Zealand
Based in the central Lake Taupo region of New Zealand's North Island, the large Nga Tamariki O Tongariro group perform...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2012
Squirrel Hunting
The debut album by Hot Rock Pilgrims proves at least one thing: given enough talent and determination, a pan-European quintet...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Djekpa La You
An exceptional live performer and a brilliant songwriter, it’s not hard to see why Ivorian Dobet Gnahoré was chosen to...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Göç
Born in Turkey and currently residing in Athens, Cihan Türkoğlu is a lifelong practitioner of the Turkish folk lute bağlama...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2022
Carnival Flower
Fans of the cult TV series Game of Thrones will doubtless be familiar with the catchphrase ‘Winter is Coming.’ For...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: July/2014
Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae)
This is one of the most impressive debut albums in a long time. Effectively, it’s a self portrait of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2022
