Reviews
After All These Years
Lakeman is a familiar name: there's Seth, Sean and Sam, all of them famous musicians. Geoff is their father and,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2017
Mon Pays
After three fine solo studio albums and his imaginative collaboration with the Israeli singer-songwriter Idan Raichel, Touré has surely earned...
Reviewed by Nigel Willliamson in issue: October/2013
Divine
Maria Tanase is often referred to as ‘the Romanian Piaf’: both were distinctive vocalists who took a local vernacular music...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Cadence Revolution 1973-1981: Disque Debs International Vol 2
Volume two of Strut's exploration of Disque Debs International recordings - the longest-running and most prolific label of the French...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2020
Long Story Short
The cello has never featured very prominently in jazz. Bass player Oscar Pettiford is probably the best known (occasional) cellist...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2019
Al Nge Taa
Jan Galega Brönnimann, Moussa Cissokho & Omri Hason
The Swiss woodwind player Jan Galega Brönnimann plays some of the lowest clarinet you’re ever likely to experience – on...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2016
Roudennoù / Traces
Renowned as one of the most charismatic traditional singers of Brittany, the late Yann-Fañch Kemener released a double album embracing...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: June/2019
Pastourelle
Montréal percussionist Daniel Bellegarde’s second solo album continues his fascination with the music of Haiti and the French West Indies,...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2022
Jamilat Reprise
Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan founded Beirut's groundbreaking electro-duo Soapkills, garnering a cult following across the Arab world. In 2013 she...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
