Reviews
African Anthology: African Rhythms
The third in the African Anthology series continues to feature music predominantly sourced from the former Portuguese colonies, plus some...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Forabandit
Forabandit is a meeting between the French troubadour and the Turkish agik tradition – the music of travelling bards. It...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Golden Horns
Boban i Marko Marković Orkestar
Down amongst the orchards of Serbia, the Marković Orkestar have fashioned a sound that’s punchy, exhilarating and irresistible to the...
Reviewed by Joe Walker in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Hidden People
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Hidden People is a neat title for Kathryn Roberts and her husband Sean Lakeman’s debut album. Both were well-known before...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
African Anthology: African Guitars
The task of selecting songs for compilation albums of the Lusafrica label is probably not too difficult, due to the...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Mysterium Tremendum
As concept albums go, they hardly come any grander. On his latest release the former Grateful Dead drummer turned respected...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Flamenco
By embracing the Spanish folk song form copla and merging influences from pop, Diana Navarro joined a new wave of...
Reviewed by Russell Parton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Cirque Insomnia
There is plenty about the Bristol-based band Sheelanagig that is rooted in Southern and Eastern European musical traditions. This album...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Guzo
It's not often that one is greeted by such a strong debut, so effortlessly shot through with intelligence and creativity....
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
