Reviews
A Tiempo Real
Poetry ripples through this album of traditional Spanish songs from Toledo-based ensemble Vigüela. It's in the song titles – ‘The...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
Desturi
Kasiva Mutua has been making a name for herself as a standout percussionist in Kenyan and African music, fusing the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2025
Nubes Selva
Ecuadorian singer Grecia Albán’s first UK release Nubes Selva, which loosely translates as ‘Cloud Jungle’, reinvents traditional Ecuadorian, and South...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: August/2025
La Voz Del Mar
Hailing from Guapi on the Pacific Coast, but residing in Cali, Colombia, Xiomara Torres displays both her traditional roots and...
Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: November/2022
To the Mother of Gods
Anatolian Weapons & Seirios Savvaidis
Anatolian Weapons is a guise of DJ electronicist Aggelos Baltas, and Seirios Savvaidis is a singer-songwriter who is much younger...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2019
Thrace: The Paths of Dionysus
The Rodopi Ensemble, comprising violin, clarinet, kanun, assorted percussion and lute plus vocals, was formed during the 1990s in this...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: April/2019
Songs of Thessaloniki
Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico
Since the 1990s, Greek soprano Savina Yannatou has established herself as an experimental interpreter of pan-Mediterranean folk songs. Primavera en...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: July/2015
Shindu Shi
On his previous album, Kenyan musician Fadhilee Itulya celebrated the dance music of Western Kenya's Isukha and Idakho communities. His...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2021
Aonair
David Munnelly is a button accordion player whose musical roots in Irish music stretch far, to French, Gypsy, swing and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2019
Cool
For most artists, the obligatory Tin Pan Alley standards album usually coincides with their qualification for a free bus pass....
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
