Reviews
Xana
Having fun seems to be the main driving force behind Terryazoome. Whether this makes for a satisfying musical experience, however,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2013
Super Parquet
We first profiled Super Parquet two years ago (in #134); now they're finally here with a debut to follow 2015's...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2020
Bouzoukispelman
Swedish traditional music has many reasons to thank Ale Möller and Per Gudmundson. Their music in Frifot (with singer Lena...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Bedlam
Kelly Oliver is a musician growing in ambition and confidence. Her first album This Land was very much a solo...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2016
SafarNameh
Ziya Tabassian is an Iranian-born percussionist based in Canada. His main instrument is the tombak, the Persian goblet-shaped drum on...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2026
Timeline
This is an innovative recording from a Canadian husband-and-wife duo who quirkily insist on writing their name in lower case....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Riû
After a very promising debut album, produced by Argentinian musician Gustavo Santaolalla (leader of Bajofondo Tango Club), Cuca Roseta looked...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2016
Motel Llamado Mentira
With a background in burlesque and theatre, the Spanish singer known as Vinila von Bismark uses music as a very...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2018
Riva
Astrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company
Not content with her training as a chemical engineer, Croatian Astrid Kuljanic decided after college to follow her first passion:...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2018
NOU?
How does a region’s traditional music survive its own commercial success? Apparently overwhelmed by the touristic boom of pizzica, Apulian...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: November/2020
