Reviews
Adelphi Has To Fly
Having been a BBC Young Folk Awards finalist in 2009, Lucy Ward has emerged from the Derby folk club circuit...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
The First Album
The first two releases in Analog Africa’s new ‘limited dance edition’ series move on from the label’s splendid compilation releases,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Awda
The oud player Adel Salameh has been carving out a name for himself around the world since he left his...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Kosher Nostra: Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits
If the brilliant DJ Shantel had called this My Biggest Fattest Jewish Wedding Ever then it might end up selling...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Songs From Badissa
Cameroonian vocal¬ist and multi¬instrumentalist Erik Aliana and his band Korongo Jam are attracting their fair share of attention, and no...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Pencaitland
The seven-strong folk collective from Edinburgh who have made their name blending Celtic folk songs with the old¬time string band...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Vel
The fifth album from the British-Asian singer and 2001 Mercury Music prize nominee finds her digging deeper than ever before...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Alento
The Portuguese accordion quartet Danças Ocultas describe their instrument of choice as a ‘dream machine’. Ever since they got together...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Reinas del Matute
Las Migas are a rare find: a group of four Barcelona-based women from Catalonia, Andalusia, France and Germany, creating stunningly...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
