Reviews
Picasso
Legendary French band The Gipsy Kings consist of two sets of brothers – the Baliardos and the Reyes. The Baliardos...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2012
Hamt Zamin Hümüs
The morin khuur or two-stringed horsehead fiddle is pretty much the only traditional Mongolian instrument on Hamt Zamin Hümüs. NaraBara...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: August/September/2023
IMA
Some impressive names join London-based singer Noga Ritter on a debut solo album which blends Hebrew and English vocals, jazz...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2023
Live in Aspen
The Aspen Music Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary this year with the release of this live recording from 2022. Sharon...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2024
Slåtter fra Gaupdalen IV (Tunes from the Lynx Valley IV)
Originally from Estonia, fiddle player Jüssi has spent much of her life travelling around the Nordic countries as well as...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2024
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Che Belew (March Forward)
Aficionados of Francis Falceto’s Éthiopiques series will recall Ayalew Mesfin from the extraordinary track ‘Hasabe’ on volume eight: Swinging Addis....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Solid Gold U Roy
The death of U Roy in February at the age of 78 had an ‘end of an era’ feeling, since...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Below Ground
The members of Effra have both high-quality musicianship and integrity. They carry both lightly – banter at their gigs is...
Reviewed by Richard Gray in issue: April/2018
Algarabya
The obvious point of reference for La Banda Morisca (The Moorish Band) is the now-defunct Radio Tarifa, with whom they...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: July/2016
Causeway Recordings
Endowed with an endearingly streetwise Scottish brogue; sharply honed clawhammer banjo, guitar and harmonica chops; and a flair for equally...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2022
