Donnie Munro, the former frontman with the iconic Scottish band Runrig, continues to forge a solid solo career after a dalliance with politics - he stood for Parliament in Skye, but was narrowly defeated by the erstwhile leader of the Lib-Dems, Charles Kennedy.

It seems impossible that it is more than ten years since Munro quit Runrig - who played some really memorable gigs in Oxford over the years. Some would say that the Scottish folk-rockers lost their edge when Donnie walked away. But both Runrig and Munro continue to forge their own distinctive musical paths. Following his award-winning Heart of America album, Munro now offers up the atmospheric An Turas: The Journey (Greentrax), a collection of Munro's 'greatest hits' from three decades recorded at this year's Celtic Connections festival. His vocal style sometimes verges on the operatic, but here his voice is controlled and delicately precise, especially on Weaver of the Grass.

The album also features a version of Heart of America, which was written following Munro's journey across north-east America at the height of the war in Iraq. Munro was inspired by the contradictions he discovered in the way the US has presented itself throughout history.

Munro (who also paints and lectures as first Rector of the Highlands and Island University) has, for many years, been on a mission to spread and preserve Scottish culture. Musician and teacher Victor Uwaifo has been following a similar path in Nigeria - where, as a commissioner for cultural affairs, sculptor and poet, he champions his people's cultural heritage. From the 1960s to the 1980s, Uwaifo was one of Nigeria's most popular music stars - in fact it would have been hard to escape his presence on jukeboxes and radio across West Africa at the time. Victor Uwaifo:Guitar-Boy Superstar 1970-76 (Soundway Records) is an in-depth look at the music of this Nigerian legend. The CD includes rare tracks and liner-notes featuring informative interviews. If you think Nigerian music begins and ends with Fela Kuti or King Sunny Ade, think again.