Reviews

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Yiddish Twist Orchestra

The debut album by London's Yiddish Twist Orchestra adopts a puzzling stance. It has enough of a rampant novelty factor...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Apr/May/2015

Echo Land

Bùmarang

This is a strong debut from Montréal-based Celtic trio Bùmarang (yes, the Scots Gaelic name does mean ‘Boomerang’), featuring David...

Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Rim

Rim

This album is a collaboration between four musicians from Norway and Sweden; they have chosen traditional tunes and some of...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2016

Cantos

Quimantu

Chilean music has a low profile in Europe, partly because most of its legendary classic singers and bands are dead...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018

The King of Misery

Daudi Matsiko

Daudi Matsiko, a British-Ugandan singer-songwriter, delivers a debut album from a vulnerable chapter in his life, that expands what is...

Reviewed by Marie Bashiru in issue: March/2024

Siniensigui

Sidiki Dembele

Hailing from Côte d’Ivoire and descended from Malian griots, Dembele has become a central figure in Britain’s West African diaspora,...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024

What Love Is

Katie Spencer

Katie Spencer’s third album proves that she is a fine singer-songwriter, and an excellent guitarist with a style that at...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2025

Vol.1: El Sueño Se Deshizo Para Siempre

Sonetos del Amor Oscuro

This Belgian quartet are named after the Federico García Lorca sonnets that form the verbal heart of this repertoire. The...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: February/March/2026

Ironclad and Palm Trees

Andervel

Sometimes you hear a record that feels like it is inviting you into its world. Ironclad and Palm Trees, the...

Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: May/2026

Route & Roots

Abaji

Lebanese-born singer-songwriter Abaji is now based in France but draws his music from a wide range of sources, following his...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: June/2016