Reviews
Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès
After an early run of success, Senegalese eight-piece Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès (Give-Receive) split in 1983, four years into their story....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2024
Farewell/Despedida
Immigration is such a hot topic, where the sentiments and creativity of a migrant may be difficult to hear over...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2024
Coming Home
This new release from the Irish singer is more than simply a new album – it’s a broad creative response...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
songdreaming
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the face of technological advance, we have seen an...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
The Yew & The Orchard
Cillian Vallely & David Doocey
The long tradition of music flowing between the east and west of Ireland’s northern counties is nimbly caught in The...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2024
Musow Dance
When Les Amazones d’Afrique gave their debut British concert at WOMAD, back in 2016, they sounded gloriously original. Here were...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2024
Échos des Mers du Nord
Considering their deep and mutual love for Nordic music, it’s not hard to see why Québécois foursome Nordri’s debut, Échos...
Reviewed by Andrew Daly in issue: March/2024
Gula Gula
Fragile, urgent and strong, Gula Gula reveals itself within the first 20 seconds of the title-track as one of the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2024
A Time to Grow
The Breath’s Ríoghnach Connolly guests on this album from the folk trio from Inishowen in northern Donegal, alongside sisters Karen,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2024
