Reviews
Inti Watana: El Retorno del Sol
Veteran Bolivian singer Luzmila Carpio, one of the most prolific and well-respected of South American artists, returns here with a...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: October/2023
Glimmer
Nils Økland & Sigbjørn Apeland
Hardanger fiddle player and violinist Nils Økland and harmonium player Sigbjørn Apeland have been making music together for 30 years,...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2023
Not So Deep as a Well
For Québec-based musician, Myriam Gendron, it started with a book – a 1936 anthology of the poetry of Dorothy Parker,...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: January/February/2024
Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories A Celebration: 60 Years
These two prolific octogenarians have represented Brazilian jazz royalty for around six decades, so it’s high time for a three-CD,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
Mamá África
As one of Félix Baloy’s Cuban Son All Stars, Julio Montoro knows how to surround himself with class. On the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2023
Dramagical
Seán Heely is a young fiddle player and Gaelic singer based in Washington, DC who is a US National Scottish...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2024
Way Highly
A salty dog of an album, Oklahoma roots musician and one-man band Brad Fielder’s new album (or long-ish EP), Way...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: May/2024
Oyoun Al Kalam
Ramzi Aburedwan & Dal’Ouna Ensemble
Originally recorded in 2007, Oyoun Al Kalam, by multi-instrumentalist Ramzi Aburedwan & Dal’Ouna Ensemble finally gets a digital release 17...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: May/2024
Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves
Jembaa Groove’s 2022 debut album was a highlife highlight (a Top of the World in #177). The Berlin-based group elegantly...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2024
