Reviews
Hell on Church Street
The death of Tony Rice on Christmas Day 2020 robbed bluegrass of one of its most influential musicians. Béla Fleck’s...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2022
Pecata Beata
Pecata Beata is the third album by Catalan singer, composer and clarinettist Carola Ortiz (who contributed clarinet on Anandi Bhattacharya’s...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: July/2021
Ballébé: Calling All Africans
If a solo album by a veteran Malian percussionist whose only instrument is the hollow gourd calabash doesn't sound over-enticing,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018
Hlybini
Hlybini means ‘Depths’ in accordionist Aliaksandr Yasinski's native Belarusian. In his first solo album he plumbs these, musically and emotionally....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2022
Gavin Fairhall Lever
James Patrick Gavin on fiddle and vocals, double bassist Tim Fairhall and Adrian Lever on guitar, vocals, harmonium and piano...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2022
Almanac Behind
Visionary guitarist Daniel Bachman is steeped in the tradition of American primitive fingerstyle masters such as John Fahey, Robbie Basho...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2023
Food Chain
London Afrobeat Collective are a ten-piece ensemble that bring a taste of Lagos to the UK's capital. Their new album...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Kodama
The international debut release from Franco-Japanese singer Maïa Barouh is an eclectic affair and reveals a young and talented artist...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Cantigas do Camiño
The year 2010, when the Feast of St James falls on a Sunday, is a special one for Santiago de...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
In Flanders Fields
From the long-established English vocal harmony trio comes an homage to the music and song of World War I, one...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2014
