Reviews
Morso
Guitarist and singer Dimitris Mystakidis is well-versed in the traditions of both Greek folk music and, especially, rebetika. And he...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: April/2023
Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall
Roberts has released a number of albums devoted to traditional songs over the course of the past two decades, 2010's...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2023
Lay Your Dark Low
This four-piece really do knock out a great song. They’re tight, confident and manage to make folk music sound contemporary...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2014
RAMU
Although it's named after the Random Access Musical Universe (RAMU) sampling database that he created, what former Grateful Dead drummer...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2018
Sleeping Giants
Formed by violinist/bandleader Olivia Moore, Unfurl is a Manchester-based collective that draws upon contemporary jazz and Indian classical music, partially...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2022
Guitars From Agadez Vol 3
When Tinariwen stormed the citadel of the mainstream music industry, a wave of guitar-toting Touaregs followed in their wake, picking...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: March/2012
Tango Roto Live
Johanna Juhola has earned herself a reputation as one of the finest Finnish accordionists to emerge in recent years: a...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2011
Curao
Quantic has been working with Nidia Góngora since 2011. The Colombian singer and Grupo Canalón de Timbiqui bandleader has popped...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2017
In Transition
This is a very welcome return by the Thessaloniki-based group Loxandra. This recording has many of the features that made...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2018
