Reviews
Si Vita Si
If you're imagining Barbara Furtuna as a comely chanteuse from mainland France – perhaps you've spotted that Jacques Brel's ‘Song...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: Apr/May/2014
Meus Quintais
Although she was a key player in the nascent tropicália movement, Maria Bethânia Viana Telles Veloso trod a more conventional...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2015
Wagadu Grooves Vol 2: the Hypnotic Sound of Camara 1991-2014
Gaye Mody Camara has had a remarkable career. A young Malian who moved to France in 1977, he started out...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2025
An Irish Viola/Vióla Gaelach
Séamus McGuire with Steve Cooney
Novelty in a musical tradition as ancient as Ireland’s is not easily come by. But this unexpected pairing of viola...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2022
Sempre
It's no wonder that Katia Guerreiro, looking for a new direction in her career, chose to work with José Mário...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2019
Blue White Gold
It has already been a decade since Danes Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (fiddle), Nikolaj Busk (piano and accordion) and Swede Ale...
Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
They Will Have to Kill Us First: Original Soundtrack
The debut film from director Johanna Schwartz, They Will Have to Kill Us First, was released in 2015 and compellingly...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016
Europeana
Jaune Toujours are the rambunctious and eclectic Belgian sextet led by singer and accordionist Piet Maris. This is their first...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Sequana
Since winning best newcomer at the inaugural BBC Radio 3 World Music awards 20 years ago, Massi’s career has followed...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2022
Missing Chapters
Unique Cameroonian singer-songwritercum-stylist Moken follows up 2016's Chapters of My Life with Missing Chapters. He's in Atlanta, Georgia, having transplanted...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2019
