Reviews
Aljawal
A refined product courtesy of two years of musical interplay, Aljawal is a distinctive and sonically potent album, unlike anything...
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Journey of Joy
In the wake of the groundbreaking East-West duets between Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin, 50 years ago the sitar player...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
Time Ashore
Sheffield-based 20-something Kirsty Bromley began her personal musical journey singing in choirs, then played in brass bands and danced with...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2015
De Tierra y Oro
Know how to hum a huayno, a lando, a saya? Sofia Rei does. Born in Argentina and resident in New...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2013
Songs of Forbidden Love
Under the assured leadership of Dessislava Stefanova, The London Bulgarian Choir have become a very impressive outfit. The LBC consist...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2020
Fiddler's Dream
It's not hard to see why so many are in awe of blind bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland. One listen to...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2017
An Introduction to Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson has curated his own Introduction To set for the Topic label, and has even gone to the trouble...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2018
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon
Is there something about the sometimes torpid climate of the north-western US that informs the approach of some of the...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
