Reviews
Identity
Sawhney’s back catalogue is freighted with album titles such as Migration, ...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2023
Rêve du Troubadour
Given his status as the fiddle player and vocalist for the Grammy-winning Los Bayou Ramblers, no one would have blamed...
Reviewed by Andrew Daly in issue: December/2023
iViV
When you listen closely to Oriane Lacaille’s music, you inveitably think of Leyla McCalla. The Creole quality of Lacaille’s songs...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2023
Mamá África
As one of Félix Baloy’s Cuban Son All Stars, Julio Montoro knows how to surround himself with class. On the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2023
The Drip
Recorded with seven other prominent West-Canadian Jazz musicians and featuring vocalist Karimah, this latest release by Canadian-Brazilian bassist Rubim de...
Reviewed by George Newton in issue: November/2023
Tudat Alatt
Soma Salamon is a folk music researcher and performer specialising in traditional flutes. He’s played with a number of bands...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2023
Baraaim El-Louz
Led by French pianist and composer Karim Maurice, Lyon-based group Koum Tara’s second album on the Odradek label, Baraaim El-Louz...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: March/2024
Borderlines & Bloodlines
One of the standout folk albums of 2023 in the UK, which almost flew under the radar, Birmingham-based Germa Adan’s...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: March/2024
Dramagical
Seán Heely is a young fiddle player and Gaelic singer based in Washington, DC who is a US National Scottish...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2024
