Reviews

Mavrika

Mavrika

This reimagining of Greek songs from the first half of the 20th century is successful in giving a Balkan beat...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2013

From the Stillhouse

Murder Murder

Hailing from the frozen forests of northern Ontario, Murder Murder describe themselves as a ‘bloodgrass’ band. Particularly interested in murder...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2017

Jouhikko

Lassi Logrén

Finnish music fans around the world know Logrén as the fiddle player in the legendary band Värttinä. What they might...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: September/2024

Talassa

Dario Muci

After 25 years of researching and performing traditional music from Salento and Apulia, Italy, singer-songwriter Dario Muci releases his first...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: December/2024

Rammana

Salin

I first heard about Salin from Haitian jazz artists in Montréal who told me she was the best drummer in...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: June/2025

Amargo

Caprice

The poetry of Andalusian hero Federico García Lorca is the conceptual centrepiece of Amargo. This is best exemplified on the...

Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: April/2025

Rwanda Sings With Strings

The Good Ones

On the surface, the fifth album by Rwandan duo The Good Ones is a departure from the usual modus operandi...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2025

Río Abajo

Rebecca Roger Cruz

Now domiciled in Lyon, France, this young Venezuelan singer, percussionist and member of the Réunionese-Venezuelan quartet, Parranda La Cruz, has...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: September/2025

Vintage Balkan Beats

VARIOUS ARTISTS

While this compilation's title cheekily refers to that club craze for remixes of Balkan brass tunes, the recordings here are...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2014

Silent Voices

Ayla Schafer

Singer-songwriter Ayla Schafer plays spellbinding folk music infused with Latin mystique. Her captivating new album carries a profound message of...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: March/2021