Reviews
Music to My Ears
If Ricky Skaggs has ever made a bad record, I haven't heard it. Music to My Ears perfectly complements last...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2013
Samba Esquema Novo ‘de Novo’
She's her mother's daughter, all right. Her voice may not yet be the national treasure that Joyce Moreno's has become,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2016
Jump the Fire
California-based vocalist and clawhammer banjo player Evie Ladin shut herself away in a damp, dark cabin to compose the songs...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
A Single Tree Does Not a Forest Make
Until ten years ago a new recording of Afro-Cuban Santería songs inevitably came from the US, as precious few such...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2012
Live at TUSK 2019
Recorded at the eclectic TUSK Festival in Gateshead, this live set captures the last night of the first ever UK...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2021
Under the Lilac Sky
Arushi Jain is an Indian-born, classically-trained Hindustani singer. She is also a Brooklyn-based modular synthesizer enthusiast. Using these two powerful...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2021
Lema Lema
New York-based Eva Salina has grown up surrounded by Balkan music. On Lema Lema she has created an album that...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2016
Kaloli
Kampala has an insatiable sense of groove. While neighbouring capital Kinshasa is better known for its industrial mix of percussion...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2020
Wait For Me
The vinyl LP age may have been a long time ago now, but that doesn't alter the fact that 42...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: June/2012
