Reviews
Sakai Ishinage Odori
The Sakai Ishinage Odori Preservation Society
This recording, or rather pair of recordings (one from 1982 and one from 2017), is the second release in an...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2019
Tŷ Ein Tadau
This is a stunning debut of chamber folk from Aneirin Jones on fiddle, cellist, bassist and harmonium player Jordan Price...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2019
Devla Devla
Dikanda are a superb Balkan and Gypsy band from Poland who have been active more than 20 years, since winning...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2019
Lines: Parts One, Two and Three
Lines, the latest of The Unthanks' many ambitious and innovative projects, is a trilogy of song cycles, each with a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2019
Rise Up
Award-winning Celtic five-piece The Outside Track have a strong pedigree for a band that live in different countries. They've got...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2019
FunFara
This highly skilled Piedmont wind instrument ensemble got started in 1980, favouring theatricality and comicality in their music shows. Now,...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: April/2019
Manga
Back in 2013, when Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade released her fourth album, Lovely Difficult, it was already obvious pop...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2019
Zerzura (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Zerzura is a mythical city or oasis that appears in numerous historical accounts of the Sahara. The film Zerzura is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2019
The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff
“If they were expecting any rewards, they didn't get any rewards. They were the first people to be victimised,” we...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2019
