Reviews
Grandmother’s Dance
Ahmad al Khatib’s 2012 album Sabîl was one of the most exciting oud (Arab lute) recordings in recent years. His...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Sobre Crianças, Quadris, Pesadelos e Lições de Casa…
Though Criolo has stolen the limelight as the voice of those living on Brazil's periphery, Emicida's career has followed a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2016
Ascending
Amira Medunjanin & TrondheimSolistene
It's been 15 years since the exquisite Bosnian vocalist Amira first recorded on Mostar Sevdah Reunion's A Secret Gate and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2019
Give & Receive
The husband-and-wife Americana duo of Dorothy Daniel and Ben DeBerry, both of whom sing and play acoustic guitar, are assured...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: October/2016
Dúchas
Button accordionist O'Reilly stays close to home in his first solo outing on disc with material drawn from his native...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2020
Fitxadu
It has been quite a while since we last heard of Sara Tavares. Due to health problems, the Portuguese singer...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2018
Shadows on the Moon
O sister, where art thou? Not necessarily anywhere near the Appalachians, it seems. Midnight Skyracer's 2018 debut Fire proved that...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Every Little Spirit
Another reviewer has written that this disc is ‘perfect Sunday morning music’: this is a very astute observation, but the...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2016
Young Night Thought
Kirsty Law is a singer-songwriter from the Scottish Borders who has a Folk and Traditional Music degree from Newcastle University....
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: April/2018
