Reviews
Kora Fo
Born into a legendary griot family in Casamance, Senegal, for the past decade Maher Cissoko has been resident in Sweden,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2017
Zaire 74: The African Artists
The ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ as the 1974 Heavyweight Championship boxing bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman was known,...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2017
The Medlars
As a four-piece playing informally at an English traditional wassail-singing session, The Medlars impressed me with the direct, welcoming performance...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2017
The Band Beyond Borders: Fertile Paradoxes
When guest Kaushiki Chakraborty launches into a three-and-a-half octave taan, the rapid virtuoso hallmark of her mesmeric Hindustani vocals, listeners...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2017
Sacred Earth
Sharon Shannon's first new studio album in three years is a curious affair. It seems to promise something for everyone,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2017
La Maison d'Amour
Léonore Boulanger & Maam-Li Merati
Maam-Li Merati is a skilled classical Persian singer, setar and kamancheh player. Léonore Boulanger has learned singing from him since...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: July/2017
Who Was Essad Bey?
This is a very entertaining and intriguing album. Whole books have been written about Essad Bey. He was born Lev...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017
Decade: The Best of Lau 2007-2017
How can one possibly put together a compilation of the most exciting, musically adventurous trio in British folk without leaving...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2017
Forduló
Nana Vortex are a young Hungarian band playing original songs, but with strong folk influences. The seven-piece line-up includes two...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017
