Reviews
Vari
Innovation born of mastery of tradition is a central tenet of GroundUP, the record label founded by Michael League. And...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2024
Vinde Todas
Carme López Fernández has been studying and working on gender roles in Galicia’s musical tradition. Vinde Todas, her debut album...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: February/March/2025
To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D
Dantchev: Domain is a Helsinki-based quartet led by Bulgarian-Finnish singer and percussionist Anna Dantchev. She’s joined by Finnish musicians on...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2025
Undiscovered Africa
An unashamedly commercial compilation of African music from up-and-coming artists, this album features little-known acts from Nigeria, Rwanda, Botswana, Namibia,...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2016
Kaustinen Live 2003
Thankfully someone had the good sense to blow the dust off some tapes from this fantastic concert performed a decade...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
BKXS
Jan Van Angelopoulos & Fotis Siotas
This is one of the more adventurous albums I’ve come across recently, and one which is based on arguably one...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: April/2024
Una Oportunidad Más de Triunfar en la Vida
The tireless and protean Eblis Álvarez is back in another form. The Meridian Brothers artist hitches up with Mario Galeano...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2025
Mirante
Inspired by his visits to Brazil, Canadian composer and instrumentalist Storring applies contemporary composition techniques to convey the impressions which...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2025
Riζituals: Inspired by Cretan Vocal Traditions
This is an intriguing album, reworking the rizitika vocal tradition of Crete for female voices and a backing of Greek...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2025
