Reviews
tds bem Global
Joãozinho was previously a member of the idealistic and anti-imperialist ROSABEGE, and now, seemingly out of nowhere, produces this fully-formed,...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: December/2023
Nowruz
The six musicians comprising this group have all been involved in the Aga Khan Music Programme as performers, teachers and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2023
Väder
My first hearing of Väder was on Swedish Radio, the sound of a fiddle duo stopping me in my tracks...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: February/March/2025
Carnatic Nomad
This very effective album comes from Karnatak violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, ably supported by BC Manjunath on mridangam (barrel drum) and...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2024
Vitamina Y
Described by Chucho Valdés no less as “a virtuoso”, the Switzerland-based, Cuban-born singer and violinist’s album, Erzulie, received five stars...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2026
As Montanhas de Som
It’s unclear if this disc was recorded last week or if Gimenes is somehow lost in time. It would not...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2017
Eastern Roads
Serbian vocalist Jovana Backovic once fronted the large Belgrade folk¬rock band ArHai. Settling in London, she looked to develop a...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2013
Los Super Seven/Canto
Los Super Seven were, initially, a Tex-Mex supergroup – a studio project formed in 1997 bringing David Hidalgo and CÉsar...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Live in Shetland
For her fourth solo album, Shetland fiddle player Jenna Reid teams up with three of her long-standing collaborators for a...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: June/2015
Everything Changes
The cover is a photograph of Peggy Seeger: long coat, her back to the camera, banjo case, beside a railway...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2014
