Reviews
Nostalgique Vietnam: Chansons de Charme, Poèmes et Prières 1937-1954
This release coincides with a season of Vietnamese events currently being held in France as part of the Année France-Vietnam...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: July/2014
Viento y Marea
Jazz and flamenco are niche genres that have had towering peaks yet are currently in troughs in terms of both...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2014
Na Drê
There are several distinctive modern musical styles unique to the Ivory Coast, but generally the country is known as a...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2014
Révület
These two discs represent new approaches to Hungarian folk by leading figures on the Budapest scene. Slovak-born and classically trained,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2014
Azerbaijani Love Songs
As you might suspect if you’re familiar with the instrumental music of Azerbaijan, Azeri love songs are lyrical, heartfelt and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2014
Medea
Composed to accompany performances of Euripides’ bloody revenge tragedy Medea at the EpÍdavros and Athens Festivals in 2011, Eleni Karaindrou’s...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2014
Musica Fina
A six-piece UK- based fusion band, Fernando’s Kitchen grew out of a meeting on London’s South Bank between two buskers:...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2014
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014
This year’s Radio 2 Folk Awards night at the Royal Albert Hall featured some priceless moments: a duet between Martin...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2014
Regions
The brains behind Ellis Island Sound (Pete Astor and David Sheppard) are those of musical veterans; they have been collaborating...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: June/2014
