Reviews
Udondolo
It is unsurprising that black South African music in recent years has lacked the game-changing potency it enjoyed when soundtracking...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2021
Medicine Man Orchestra
An unlikely sonic collision, Medicine Man Orchestra brings together the divergent universes of electronic sound design (Alissa Syllah), West African...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: March/2021
Simply Whistle
Manchester-based tin whistle player Pat Walsh is considered one of the best in the game and this new set of...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: March/2021
Bonfrost
When they got together in 2009 The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc were something of a curiosity: three outstanding string players from...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2021
Back to Soweto
Umsakazo Records is a UK-based label making a mark with lovingly reissued vintage township jive and mbaqanga from the likes...
Reviewed by Diane Coetzer in issue: March/2021
Horisonten
Although Fågel Roc are a Stockholm group and often sing in Swedish, their original songs incorporate elements of varied global...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2021
Dusk Notes
Supriya Nagarajan & Duncan Chapman
Drawing upon synaesthesia and dusk ragas, Dusk Notes is Mumbai-born Nagarajan's debut album made in collaboration with sound artist Duncan...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: March/2021
Hidden Soul of the Fjords
Heidi Torsvik & Lazerus Winter
Heidi Torsvik and Lazerus Winter's Hidden Soul of the Fjords invites you to take a Nordic journey of discovery and...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: March/2021
About Towers
‘New energy for old Belgian music' is the ringing slogan adopted by the five musicians of WÖR. Their mission to...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2021
Songs Doc Didn't Sing
Arthel ‘Doc’ Watson, the legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter from Deep Gap, North Carolina, possessed a uniquely compelling vocal instrument. Smoky...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2021
