Reviews
Bákini: En el Nuevo Mundo
Bákini is not just the name of this album, it is a project led by musicians and educators Michael Spiro...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2018
Allt Vol II: Cuimhne
Julie Fowlis, Éamon Doorley, Zoë Conway & John Mc Intyre
This is the second outing for a supergroup connecting the pan-Gaelic traditions of Hebridean Scotland and Ireland. It unites Julie...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2025
Palaver
Ebo Taylor | Ebo Taylor Jnr with Wuta Wazutu
One of the most satisfying rediscoveries of the crate-digging phenomenon of recent years has been Ebo Taylor, the veteran Ghanaian...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2019
Parasol Peak
Since popularising the hang drum – a melodic percussion instrument, and cousin to the steel pan – at the turn...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: December/2018
Rearrange My Heart
Little wonder that the celebrated American roots banjo player Béla Fleck was so taken with this pan-American quartet that he...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2020
Calypsos, Boogies, Rockers, Ballads & Bluebeat: The Rise of Black Music in Britain
There has been a surge of interest over recent years in the roots of black music in Britain. The London...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Silêncio
It’s not very clear what Claudia Aurora’s trying to do here. But whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to work....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2012
Bright Field
Bright Field is a strong follow-up to Rowan and Anna Rheingans’ excellent 2015 album Already Home(a Top of the World...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2018
