The Silk Road Ensemble has an impressive musical pedigree, founded by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma and boasting musicians such as...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2010
Lakuta are based in Brighton, but have influences that stretch far further afield. Their name is a Swahili term that...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2016
Iva Bittová has been pushing the boundaries of East European music for almost 30 years, her voice and violin (and...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2020
This is hailed as the veteran Malian singer's final album: at nearly 70, Keita is ‘retiring.’ Certainly, Un Autre Blanc...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2019
From the first to the last note of the second album from this Derbyshire duo – guitarist Gibb and fiddler...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Two years in the making, in their own studio in an old granary building in Northumberland, this utterly enthralling album...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2015
East Journey featuring Yothu Yindi
The link between young Arnhem Land outfit East Journey and veteran Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi is a family one. East...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2015
The Süddeutsche funkateers are back with a bang. For those listeners who were lucky enough to stumble across last year's...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: March/2010
From the folks who brought us veteran Thursday Island songman Seaman Dan, come two new voices from the Torres Strait...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2012
Worthy successor of a folk singing tradition rooted in Ireland, following in the footsteps of no less than Paul Brady...
Reviewed by Anne G-E in issue: May/2019
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