Reviews
A Gypsy Journey Part II: El Refugio
Mexico City-born El Javi humbly styles himself ‘The King of Rock Flamenco.’ The follow-up to an earlier EP called The...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2018
Kasahwa: Early Singles
An integral part of the chimurenga revolution spearheaded by Thomas Mapfumo during Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, Stella Chiweshe recorded these eight...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2018
Ten Thousand Miles
Despite several line-up changes across more than two decades together, Danú, guided by button accordionist co-founder Benny McCarthy, has managed...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2018
Človek ni Zver
War never changes, so they say, and this collection of songs assembled around the theme of war and its victims...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2018
Itai Kriss & Telavana
The flautist Itai Kriss grew up in Israel, where he absorbed an array of musical traditions from Morocco to the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2018
Hjeltamôs
Per Gudmundson & Bengan Janson
A crackling fire under a summer sky, dried flowers on a windowsill, a wistful smile and the coolness of grass...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2018
Songhive: Beelore & Folksong in the British Isles
Folk music often has a special relationship with the native flora and fauna of the land from which it springs....
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2018
On the Lonesome Plain
As the son of world-renowned Irish folk singer Liam Clancy, the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree for this...
Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: October/2018
Oj Borom, Borom
Maniucha Bikont & Ksawery Wojcinski
This beautifully produced set comes with a fascinating essay from singer Maniucha Bikont about the source of these songs, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2018
