Reviews
Danza das Areas
Galician singer Uxía’s impressive track record guarantees quality songs. Nine out of 14 tracks here have distinguished guests, known for...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2011
Hugsjá
In 2014, Norway's Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik were commissioned to create an album to mark the 200th anniversary of...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: November/2018
Oumniya
Souad Massi's career has followed an uneven path since her 2001 debut album, Raoui, earned her a nomination for Best...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Wildfire
Although they’re clearly rooted in the folk tradition, Keston Cobblers Club aren’t afraid of soaring, synth-based hooks and great swelling...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
A Pocket of Wind Resistance
Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy
From the first note to the final, pulsing heartbeat, this is not merely an album of songs but a full...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Kutu Prieta Pa Saranguia
The resurgent interest in Afro-Colombian music continues with this album by Son Palenque, who, in the 1980s, helped popularise the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2018
Agora
Since her acclaimed 2000 debut, Tanto Tempo, reimagined bossa nova with a brilliant contemporary electronic twist, Gilberto’s career has followed...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Mames Babegenush
Apparently the Arabic name of the aubergine dish baba ghanoush translates as ‘Pampered Papa.’ Well I certainly felt like Mama's...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2015
Réveteg
Classically-trained viola player Róbert Lakatos (not to be confused with Roby Lakatos) is a leading fiddler (prímas) on the Hungarian...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Centenary: Words & Music of the Great War
Show of Hands with Jim Carter & Imelda Staunton
There will be few finer artistic tributes to the cataclysmic experience of World War I in this centenary year than...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
