Reviews

Life & Times

Lucky Dube

The first reaction on receiving yet another Lucky Dube compilation is to groan inwardly. Since the South African reggae star's...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012

Chili Houritki

Mounira Mitchala

One of the few singers from Chad to emerge onto the international stage, Mitchala was first heard of half a...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012

The Old Wheel of Fortune

Fidil

There's an old Irish saying that claims'the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.’ It's doubtful whether the fiddles employed...

Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Apr/May/2012

All About Jazz

Kojato & the Afro Latin Cougaritas

There are comparatively few musicians from Liberia in West Africa who have received international exposure, and Kojo Ebenezer Samuels is...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2012

Tales from the Barrel House

Seth Lakeman

Morwellham, on Devon's side of the Tamar river, is a treasure-trove of industrial archaeology, a World Heritage site that contains...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2012

Gagok, Pungnyu III

Jeong Ga Ak Hoe

This is a beautifully packaged atmospheric recording, but one that may take some getting used to. The gagok repertoire, protected...

Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: Apr/May/2012

My Seven-String Chadyghan: Songs from the Khahas North

Yulia Charkova

The chadyghan is a long wooden box of a zither, exquisitely played here by Khakassian singer and instrumentalist Yulia Charkova...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: Apr/May/2012

Deeper in the Well

Eric Bibb

Eric Bibb: son of Leon Bibb, a fixture in the folk revival scene of the 1960s; nephew of John Lewis,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2012

Rough Guide to Bluegrass

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Call me a sucker for heart-wrenching songs about hard-living folks, but this compilation of 18 tracks assembled by journalist Dan...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2012

Sabîl

Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch

Time was when Palestinian musicians only got an airing if they snuck in on the dull-but-politically-worthy ticket. How things have...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2012