Reviews
Fifty Five
Is it the magical sound of the Hardanger fiddle, or its association with Norwegian folklore that has attracted performers and...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2021
Tides of Times
Since their formation in Kolkata in 2006, Gharana have waged a guerilla campaign to bring their Indo-rock fusion to a...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2021
Disko Telegraf
Balkan Taksim are the latest act to push the Balkan sound into fresh and exciting Turkish territory, reminding one of...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: June/2021
Kalipè
Now, more than ever, musicians don't have to leave the privacy of their homes to cut an album. They hook...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: June/2021
No Fixed Abode
Not to be confused with the long defunct New Orleans hip-hop outfit, TRÚ take their name from a mythological trio...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2021
Flow
Flow is a collaborative work between Wu Man – generally considered the world's greatest player of the Chinese pipa –...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2021
Lokk
I remember when everyone in the Norwegian folk music world was whispering about a brilliant young Hardanger fiddle player called...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2021
An Bhuatais & the Meaning of Life
Lorcán MacMathúna's book-and-CD package, An Bhuatais & the Meaning of Life, is, as its title implies, ambitious – an attempt...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2021
Creole Sounds from the Indian Ocean
The volcanic archipelago of the Mascarenes in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar includes La Réunion, Mauritius and...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2021
