Reviews
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013
At just over two hours long, and with 31 tracks from artists such as Kathleen MacInnes, Lau, Karine Polwart and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2013
Mu Dan Ting
This is an album for lovers of the flute – in this ease the transverse flute known as the dizi...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: June/2013
They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration
In early February 2012, a three-day benefit for the Arhoolie Foundation was staged in Berkeley, California, marking the 50th anniversary...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013
BanningsviNe
Flammé Kapaya will be a new name to many. But he spent a decade backing the Congolese singer Werrason in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2013
Shango
Towards the end of the 90s, a penchant for turning up new club-friendly tunes encouraged a slew of record aficionados...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: June/2013
Pasif.ist
On first listen it would be impossible to identify this debut, full-length release from New Zealand harpist and composer Natalia...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2013
Tooth & Nail
When you’re used to hearing Barking¬born Billy tetchily dissecting the state of the British nation in his sardonic foghorn of...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: June/2013
The Rough Guide to Arabic Revolution
This album ranges widely over a number of countries and musical styles, clearly attempting to render music that has a...
Reviewed by Paul Hughes-Smith in issue: June/2013
En Son de Paz
Though they come from Buenos Aires’ experimental electronic cumbia scene, it’s hard to get away from the fact that Frikstailers...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
Fongo
Peruvian cumbia (or chicha) is the hedonistic cousin of its Colombian counterpart, adding electric guitar and organ to make a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
