Reviews
Duets
Featuring many of the artists with whom he has worked over a 30-year career, bassist and singer Ben Nicholls parades...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2024
Revolution Sabar
Aba Diop & The Yermande Family
The Senegalese percussionist Aba Diop is a master of the ancient sabar drum of the Wolof griots, a sound heard...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024
Bleu bleu
There’s a post-COVID movement in Québécois folk music in which artists once known for their traditional roots have moved more...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: August/2024
Anomalia
Polish outfit Polski Piach’s third album, Anomalia sees them return with a new angle on their brand of folk-blues. The...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: August/2024
Un Ballo Liscio Vol 2
Riccardo Tesi & Claudio Carboni
Tesi, a specialist of the organetto, after 30 years produces another tribute to ballo liscio, a hugely popular form of...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: August/2024
Feyzullah Çinar Eserleri 1
If there’s any Turkish record label going to pay tribute to the Alevi-Bektaşi minstrel Feyzullah Çinar then it’s got to...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2024
Birth & Death
Scottish jazz saxophonist-composer Phil Bancroft founded the Myriad Streams label as a grass-roots alternative to the overwhelming choices of platforms...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2024
Sunbird
On paper, it’s hard to imagine this works: 23-year-old bandleader Coll brings together musicians from disparate backgrounds that cover Moroccan...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/2024
Where Did You Go?
Having released their first EP way back in 2018, Sandman Project’s aptly titled first full-length Where Did You Go? poses...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: August/2024
Zouzou
After a quarter of a century living in France, Gnahoré recently returned to Cote d’Ivoire with two objectives. The first...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2024
