Reviews
Daughter of the Spring
Reviewing Mor Karbasi's debut CD, it was tempting to compare her with Yasmin Levy, a fellow Jerusalemborn Sephardic singer. It...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: June/2011
Tropicoqueta
After the huge success of the Puerto Rican roots album by reggaeton star Bad Bunny, it's the turn of Colombia's...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: September/2025
Free One
A highly respected duo in their own right, Jenn Butterworth (guitar) and Laura-Beth Salter (mandolin) are joined by three equally...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2018
Neath the Gloaming Star
West Lothian singer Hannah Rarity had already toured with Irish-American band Cherish the Ladies when she won the BBC Radio...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2018
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Through That Sound (My Secret Was Made Known)
A seagull's head on dancer's legs – not at all disturbing or Hieronymous Bosch-like – is artist Kirsty Whiten's cover...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2020
Gwo Ka: Music of Guadeloupe, West Indies
Many listeners may have been drawn to the exuberant, complex percussion found in Guadaloupe by Kassav’, the long-lived Paris-based band...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Midnight Followed
The thrilling Firelight Trio return with Midnight Followed, their second album. It’s a vibrant mix of Celtic, French, Scandinavian and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2026
