Reviews
Salulandela
Back in the late 1980s, the tight, chirpy hits of pop-fusion outfit Ilanga were a staple of Zimbabwean radio. The...
Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: Apr/May/2011
Beginner’s Guide to Celtic
How do you avoid the inevitable clichés of ‘Celticness’? This three-CD beginner's compilation has set itself an unenviable task. BBC...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Ishumar 2: New Tuareg Guitars
The second post-Tinariwen compilation of Touareg bands from Mali, Niger and Algeria promises to point out ‘new directions’ in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2011
Naina Lagai Ke
Even in her late 70s, India's Bollywood queen Asha Bhosle has a fresh, youthful quality in her voice. And she's...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
A Jamaican In Cairo
There are those who will tell you that we are witnessing the sonic equivalent of Francis Fukuyama’s ‘end of history’...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2011
Zhyli-Byli
Sergei Starostin is a major figure on the Russian folk scene, yet he’s still all too little known, despite his...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Some Kind of Certainty
Breabach member and 2008 Young Traditional Musician of the Year award winner Ewan Robertson opens his debut release with a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2011
Tulum: A Sound from the Black Sea
The Black Sea region is like a different country compared to the rest of Turkey. It's misty, mountainous and cool,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Something is Wrong – Vintage Recordings From East Africa
In days gone by, you might have expected to find this kind of compilation released on a more specialist label...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2011
Buskers’ Ballroom
First of all, don't be put off by the cheesy cover. She’koyokh are Britain's best klezmer and Balkan music band....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
