Reviews
Live in Dublin
It pains me to give this only four stars. As with any live recording, this is essentially a collection of...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/2024
Trail of Flowers
Sierra Ferrell kicks off her latest album with ‘American Dreaming’, ‘one of several songs co-written with… frequent collaborator Melody Walker...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2024
Klezmer, Niguns & Co
Clarinettist Nano Peylet and pianist Denis Cuniot formed their duo in 1983 in their native France and have been playing...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/2025
Onye Rie Ibe Ya Erie
Oriental Brothers International Band
Formed in Eastern Nigeria as an Igbo highlife band shortly after the Nigerian-Biafran War, the Oriental Brothers have undergone numerous...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: February/March/2025
Slåtter på Kontrabass
The title is simple – Folk Tunes for Double Bass – but the concept is not. For solo double bass…...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: February/March/2025
Hirsutes Farfelus
Has there ever been an ‘Eco-Trio’ before? The Parisian trio Tako Toki, led by Etienne de la Sayette, join a...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: April/2025
Tatekieto
What’s in a name? PulciPerla is the marriage of two long-standing groups: the high-energy Toulouse quartet of drums, bass, accordion...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2025
Drum Machine
Don’t let their slick, suited aesthetic fool you, Ugandan drum ensemble Arsenal Mikebe are serving up a sonic onslaught of...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: December/2024
Iration Steppas: Dubs from the Foundation
Founded in the early 1990s in Leeds, Iration Steppas is the creative brainchild of Mark Iration and one of the...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: August/2025
