Reviews
Aynama-Rtama
This is a groundbreaking recording. We’re well used to hearing fusions of Arab and Western popular music as pretty one-sided...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2015
Day is Come
The self-titled first album by the trio of Nuala Kennedy (flute and whistle), John Doyle (guitar, bodhrán, keyboards), and Eamon...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2022
Pools of Light
It's immediately apparent that Jessica Moss, former violinist of art-rock indie band Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra, knows her...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2017
Castellum Honesti
Castellum Honesti was originally recorded in Dublin and released in 1989. The fact that a band from Galicia should end...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2014
La Cantiga del Fuego
Madrid-born Ana Alcaide went to Sweden to study as a biologist and came back to Spain to become a professional...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2013
Noise & Chill Out – Ethiopian Groove Worldwide
Badume’s Band & Selamnesh Zemene | VARIOUS ARTISTS
The ‘Ethiopianisation’ of certain bands and their music is a curious, unpredicted scenario. Even sou-kous in its 80s peak didn’t...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: March/2012
Tribalistas II
One uses the term ‘supergroup’ with caution, but Tribalistas unite three giants of MPB, (Música Popular Brasileira). The golden-voiced Marisa...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa
If time travel ever becomes a viable option, Africa during the 1960s and 70s will be a priority destination if...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2012
Aou Amwin
A life dedicated to maloya music and an approach that has allowed a music to evolve within the traditional acoustic...
Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Trovaores
Antonio Placer Sextet & Antonio Campos
Antonio Placer is a Galician singer, poet and songwriter who describes himself as ‘exiled’ in France. Trovaores, his latest release...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: March/2021
