Reviews
Ritual
For her sixth album. Spanish performer, composer and music producer Ana Alcaide offers what she describes as a ‘hymn to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2022
‘Sai-thaiñ ki Sur
The connection between Wales and the Khasi Hills of north-east India may not be immediately obvious, but it’s the key...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Fair Winds & Following Seas
This conservatoire-trained trio – guitarist Jamie Rutherford, violinist Ning-ning Li and clarinettist Rosie Bott – have produced a delicate and...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: August/2017
Quest Under Capricorn
Whilst Shaolin Afronaut’s debut, Flight of The Ancients, wore its influences somewhat overtly on its sleeve, their follow-up sees them...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
AlCantarAManuel
Mayte Martín made her name in flamenco in her early 20s, winning the coveted La Unión prize back in the...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: June/2010
Jelszó
Félix Lajkó & Balázs János | Félix Lajkó & Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar
Lajkó is one of Europe's most talented and most adventurous violinists. Hungarian-speaking, but Serbian-born, he transcends musical borders, ranging from...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2015
Carolina Moonrise
With a Carolina twang that will curl your ears, singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale has teamed up again with former Grateful Dead...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2013
Naath
To say that Emmanuel Jal has had a chequered career would be an understatement. A child solider in Sudan, he...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2020
