Reviews
Bottle Bank Band
Made up of four Tyneside fiddlers – Sophy Ball, Chloe Jones, David Jones and Stewart Hardy – and taking their...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Bigger Than Home
The hang – the flying saucer-shaped Swiss-made percussive instrument that, although played by palms and fingers, sounds not unlike a...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: July/2013
In Transition
This is a very welcome return by the Thessaloniki-based group Loxandra. This recording has many of the features that made...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2018
Safa
Palestinian oud virtuoso Nizar Rohana returns with his third album Safa, which is a completely solo effort. While Rohana is...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: December/2024
The Gambia Sessions
Gambian singer and percussionist Musa Mboob leads a core quartet of UK players augmented by another four guests, who collectively...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2019
Tempestad
This one takes me back to the 90s, when record labels threw money at bands to make arena-filling rock that...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Este Fado
When in doubt about a new fado voice, look for Carlos do Carmo’sendorsement. If his name shows up in a...
Reviewed by Gongalo Frota in issue: July/2012
Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983
Here is another fabulously funky slice of history from Swiss label Bongo Joe; Amazigh Freedom Rock is a compilation from...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2023
AlKemi
Cuban music contributes to, and absorbs, myriad musics from across Latin America, the Caribbean and the US. It has also...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2024
