Cándido Fabré has proved himself time and again to be one of Cuba's best living soneros. He first attracted...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
From Dub Colossus through to the Imperial Tiger Orchestra, British and European bands have understandably been fascinated by Ethiopian music...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2019
The outstanding ten minutes of ‘The Wild Rover’ dominates this third album from Ireland's most significant band. Drawing on the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
In the early days of popular recording, blues and gospel marched hand in hand – God’s music and the devil’s...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Years in development, this fine recording is the result of white South African musician Derek Gripper having transposed seven kora...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013
Violinist Jake Shulman-Ment is part of the new generation of American klezmer musicians; A Wheel is the product of his...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2012
Every decade has its new diaspora, inevitably spawning a new music that speaks to roots and the severing of them....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2019
Rowan Sawday, aka Dizraeli, is a Brighton based slam poet, rapper and folkish songwriter whose Engurland (City Shanties) mixes urban...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Anoushka Shankar
Ravi Shankar’s Symphony received its world premiere in London’s Royal Festival Hall in July 2010. This is a live recording...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2012
Magnifico (Robert Pešut to his mum) is a Slovenian singer, guitarist and parodist. Already very popular in Slovenia, Magnification is...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
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