Reviews
The Butcher's Share
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
If The Klezmatics were the pre-eminent klezmer band of the 1990s, I suspect Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird might...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2018
Sycophantic Friends
Attentive listeners may have first heard Atamina on the 2016 compilation This is Kologo Power!, on which he appeared alongside...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2018
Lala Belu
After reissuing three of Hailu Mergia's classic albums to great success, Awesome Tapes From Africa have taken the veteran Ethiopian...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2018
Carta a mi Amada
The ultimate world music, tango had crossed the globe many decades before any such phrase was coined. It is a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2018
A Garland for Joey: The War Horse Songbook
In the 1980s John Tams brought folk music to Britain's National Theatre in famous productions of The Mysteries and Lark...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2018
KELD
You Are Wolf is the name behind which hides Kerry Andrew, a singer and composer who is part of an...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2018
Undersong
In the wild waters of the straits between the isles of Harris and North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2018
Health is Wealth
Macka B loves fruit and veg. So much so that the British-born dancehall veteran has released an album in dedication...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: April/2018
Kraj za Miastem
You wouldn’t guess it from the name, but WoWaKin are a trio of Polish musicians playing music mostly from the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2018
Pobl ’B’ar Machine
Beware of this musical UFO. Its sound is big, rather dark and yet extremely exciting. Using a wide range of...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: April/2018
