Reviews
The Soul of the Congo – Treasures of the Ngoma Label (1948-1963)
In the last ten years, Belgian record label Planet Ilunga has been on a mission to share a remarkable treasure...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: January/February/2024
Live on Tour
George Kahumoku Jr, Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
A master and impresario of kī hō’alu (Hawaiian slack key guitar), George Kahumoku Jr opens this concert recording with a...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: January/February/2024
Glad Christmas Comes
‘Glad Christmas comes’ is the opening line from ‘December’ in John Clare’s poem The Shepherd’s Calendar. Carthy and Boden sing...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2024
Imershón
Vernon Chatlein is a composer, theatre maker and musician from Curaçao, an island in the region of the Caribbean that...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: January/February/2024
Outta Sync
‘A soundtrack to my mind, with some wicked bass lines,’ is how Don Letts describes his debut album, recorded at...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2024
Is What You Make It
Originally released in 2016, Is What You Make It is now being reissued. The project has a delightful origin story....
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2024
Ntoto
Born to Congolese parents, Lilas Lafleur grew up in Paris and as a teenager sang on several albums by her...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
When the Roses Come Again
With When the Roses Come Again, finger-style guitarist extraordinaire Daniel Bachman has officially ventured beyond the local solar system and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2024
Hearts in Bloom
Hearts in Bloom is the smashing debut album by Corn Nut Creek, the collective sobriquet of American fiddler and vocalist...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2024
