Reviews
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
Caraguatá: Guitar Works from Uruguay
Away from Montevideo and the coastal resorts, Uruguay is a peaceful, pastoral country where rhythms and rituals have changed very...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2014
Make the Light
Kate Rusby has always interspersed her own compositions among traditional songs. Now, for the first time, she has made an...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2011
Night Song
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook
Night Song was the second time the Pakistani devotional qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan had worked with Canadian producer...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2019
