Reviews
Iram
Appropriately enough this disc begins with the gently rippling sound of the cimbalom before taking of into the catchy opening...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2019
Wheels of the World
This English folk trio may be young (they're only in their early 20s) but they're already celebrating a decade of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2019
Trallalero Levantin
Orchestra Bailam e Canterini Genovesi
Trallalero is traditional Genoese polyphonic a capella choir singing, described by Alan Lomax after his post-war field recording trip as...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: December/2019
Historia Natural
The three members of Colombia's Los Pirañas have been making music together in various guises since the late 90s and...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2019
El Carretero
It's not often that an album comes along with an opening track so compelling it begs several listens before you...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2019
Mercy
The London African Gospel Choir
The London African Gospel Choir are fresh from an extremely well-received tour that showcased their rendition of Paul Simon's Graceland...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2019
Esencia
Studio-recorded mariachi needs to be kept loose and as live-sounding as possible to work at all. With its female and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2019
O Céu É Velho Há Muito Tempo
Starting of with a ringing guitar chord that seems to signal dread, the latest from Brazil's Lucas Santtana is inextricably...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2019
Folk Music of China, Vol 1: Folk Songs of Qinghai and Gansu
This first volume of a wider collection of Chinese folk music focuses on songs from the Qinghai and Gansu provinces...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2019
Rooted
After 2017's Trails & Tribulations, Rooted again boasts contributions from Nancy Kerr, John Smith and Andy Cutting and also includes...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2019
