Reviews
Bin Dilde
‘Flower Taxi’ in English, present their second album, which means ‘in a thousand languages.’ Singer Selin Dettwiler, of Turkish-Kurdish background...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2024
Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa
Now in his 80s, Taj Mahal is the grand old man of American roots music and follows 2022’s old-timey Get...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2024
Echoes of Becoming
Born in Turkey and residing in Sweden, Canberk Ulas is a player and maker of the Armenian duduk, an ancient...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2024
Abu Kenda
Palestinian-American violinist Akram Abdulfattah returns with a first release since his 2022 EP From Here. Abu Kenda (Kenda's Father) is...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: November/2024
Wake the Dead
San-Franciscan Chuck Prophet teams up with cumbia urbana group ¿Qiensave? from California with roots in Michoacán, Mexico, on Wake the...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2024
New Moon
This is a very smooth bit of music-making from Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy, accompanied by Damon Banks on bass and...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2024
Sonido Cósmico
Hermanos Gutiérrez have been winning hearts around the world with their transcendent guitar sound recalling desert skies and lonely highways....
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: July/2024
Sulla Rotta dei Venti
North East Ska Jazz Orchestra are back with a powerhouse album to celebrate their tenth anniversary. Taking listeners on a...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: July/2024
Grace Will Lead Me Home
Angeline Morrison, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne & Jon Bickley
Last year was the 250th anniversary of the writing of ‘Amazing Grace’ while next year is the 300th anniversary of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2024
