Reviews
Branches
Branches finds North Carolina fiddler and violinist Andrew Finn Magill confirming the promise of last year’s debut, Roots. The earlier...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2017
Taboussizé-Niger
Mamar Kassey is the working group name used by the musician Yacouba Moumouni (nicknamed Denké-Denké). The group is from Niger...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Je Dis Oui!
Portland, Oregon's self-described ‘little orchestra’ Pink Martini are augmented once again by the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra (who featured on their...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: March/2017
SÓS
Mercedes Peón is an enormous talent who has taken creative risks with each of her albums, boldly merging the experimental...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2011
Wandering Stars: Songs from Gimpel's Lemberg Yiddish Theatre 1906-1910
This extraordinary collection of Yiddish theatre songs, produced by Julian Futter and Mike Aylward, is the outcome of a ten-year...
Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: October/2014
Prodigal Son
Released in 2007, this album is hailed by many as Simpson's finest hour. Recorded at the Pure Studio the year...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights is a palatable musical aperitif for those uninitiated into Indian classical music, as well as being pleasant drive¬time...
Reviewed by Kulbir Natt in issue: July/2010
Sila Kang
On a first listen to this debut album from Nottingham-based Gambian musician Sura Susso, the word that kept coming to...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2011
