Reviews
Danças de Porto de Mós
Danças de Porto de Mós tells only half the story. The first album by Aire collects 16 new renditions of...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2022
Escape That
This is Sweeney's first album of self-composed songs, its 11 tracks comprised of more than 20 pieces, written during lockdown...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2022
Brincantes
I often feel weary when faced with collaborations between Europeans and Brazilians when the accordion-led rhythm of forró is mentioned,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: August/2017
Autumn Winds
It doesn’t take long to get sucked into the subtle beauty of Irish singer and song collector Niall Hanna's debut...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2018
El Camino de Los Vientos
French-born agronomist Matthieu Saglio traded soil and crops for the sweetly sorrowful sound of the cello when he moved to...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: July/2020
Landscape Traces: New Music For Khaen, Vol Two
The khaen is a bamboo free-reed mouth organ played by ethnic Laotians in Laos and Northeast Thailand. Performed solo, or...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: June/2023
La Retreta Mayor
Originally released in 1976 on Discomoda, this Venezuelan ten-piece founded by guitarist Alex Rodríguez transports you straight back to a...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2023
Tarkabarka
Balamuc are a London-based band with a global membership and a clear interest in the music of the Roma, especially...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2023
Mãe
Cristina Branco has always been a bit reluctant to call herself a fadista. And it is not hard to understand...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2023
Just a Second
Six years ago the talented young Scottish fiddler Ryan Young released an acclaimed debut album but then suffered an injury...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2023
