Reviews
Borders and Bailes
There’s no getting away from it, it’s a bad name for a band. But spicing up the genre of conjunto...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2010
Wisdom and Insight
Any listeners’ fears that Tibetan ritual music may be too challenging or austere are readily dispelled by this latest release...
Reviewed by Mark Trewin in issue: July/2012
Poets and Lighthouses
Albert Kuvezin’s new incarnation of Yat-Kha continues his singer-songwriter develop– ment with his unique kanzat style of Tuvan throat singing....
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
The Strange One
A fiery fuzz guitar solo, reggaeton bridge, vocals switching between Spanish and English, searing violins and a constant hip-hop/cumbia beat...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2020
Where Water Meets Water: Bird Songs & Lullabies
From Tuva via Moscow to Vienna, Sainkho here visits abandoned islands in the Venetian lagoon, improvising lyrical vocal lines, soft...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: July/2023
Between the Earth and the Sky
Words like ‘maverick’ and ‘beatnik’ have been liberally seasoning the many reviews of the music of Lankum – formerly known...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
Onwards to Mars!
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Fanfare Ciocărlia's launch, Onwards to Mars! serves up 14 new recordings. There are a...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2016
Flock and Fly
The English concertina player and Sweden-based fiddler released their first album together in 2006, and between then and the set...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2016
Holts and Hovers
Three Cane Whale comprise Spiro member Alex Vann, Get The Blessing’s trumpeter Pete Judge and guitarist Paul Bradley of the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2013
Passages and Partings
For their first offering as a married duo, Verch & Walters have assembled a garland of gorgeous tunes which showcase...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: June/2023
