Reviews
West
The Scottish harpist and singer – one quarter of the acclaimed Furrow Collective, and winner of the 2017 BBC Radio...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2018
Coro del Mundo
The first bar of ‘Dance to the Revolution’, which opens this album, is among the most surprising you're likely to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Veer
Griselda Sanderson & Ricardo de Noronha
Griselda Sanderson and Ricardo de Noronha met on stage a couple of years ago and have been making music together...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2017
Aquai
Translating as ‘Here’ in the Salento dialect of southern Italy that used to be called Calabria, Aquai is Domo Emigrantes'...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: December/2018
Saz Power
Conceived by Demir Kerem Atay (who records under the name Elektro Hafiz), this compilation places the saz (lute) right in...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
La Huerta
Five years ago, American singer-songwriter Tori Sparks moved from Nashville to Barcelona. She took with her a guitar and a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2017
Braziliance!
‘First came Gilberto, then Jobim, and now MARCOS VALLE BRAZILIANCE!’ runs the breathless blurb on the original sleeve of this...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: April/2020
Day to Day
There are some parts of the African diaspora – like the US or Jamaica – that are well-known. But the...
Reviewed by Jake Hulyer in issue: October/2016
On the Rock
On the Rock takes 14 beloved songs, jigs and reels from Newfoundland and sends them gently spinning in a new...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: April/2021
