Reviews
Le 3ème Temps
Sophie Cavez & Baltazar Montanaro
This is the third duo album from Belgian accordionist Sophie Cavez and French fiddler Baltazar Montanaro and it shows off...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2015
Hatchling
Emily Portman’s debut album, The Glamoury (reviewed in #68), launched a distinctive voice and songwriter on the 21st century folk...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Mundo Solo
I have been an admirer of the prolific Brazilian guitarist and composer Fabiano Do Nascimento for several years. Based in...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2024
Night Hours
Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
This is the second studio album from the young Bristol folk duo. It is a well-judged collection that feels very...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2017
Brazilian Beat
Putumayo's latest instalment of Latin music does not intend to be a definitive collection of new Brazilian music. It is...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2012
Most Jöttem
Félix Lajkó is Hungary's most groundbreaking violinist and this is one of his best recordings in years. He inhabits an...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Nite Bjuti
Brooklyn- based trio Val Jeanty, Candice Hoyes and Mimi Jones release a haunting tribute to sustained jazz improvisation across 11...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: November/2023
Believer
Three albums in and it feels like Blue Cactus, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, have finally found themselves. In truth,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater Johnson in issue: June/2025
Bird Under Water
The Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab has been gaining momentum since she left Lahore for Berklee College of Music in 2005....
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: June/2015
