Reviews
Salta!
Salta!, the debut LP from Brussels-based trio Peixe e Limão, can hardly be said to start as it means to...
Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: October/2025
Yatta!
While Dutch outfit YĪN YĪN first made their name through an amalgam of psychedelic rock and Southeast Asian styles, their...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: February/March/2026
Rebelión Tropical: The Very Best of Fruko & Joe Arroyo
These tremendous songs from the Colombian legends – bass player, percussionist, producer and song-writer, Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincon (aka Fruko)...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: June/2011
Teleology
If this really is the final album from Peggy Seeger, then the great lady is going out in style. Released...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2025
Indestructible
The brassy, bouncing opening bars of ‘Moreno Soy’, the first track of Indestructible, will make flamenco fans’ hearts pound to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2017
The Hum
A neighbour of Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi Tidow brought them news that the sale of a house close by had...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2014
Manannan's Cloak
Manannan is the Celtic sea god who protects the Isle of Man from invasion by shrouding it in mist. There...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2015
Tropical Gypsy
The Balkan fusion group Molotov Jukebox, fronted by charismatic lead singer, accordionist and actress Natalia Tena, return with their second...
Reviewed by Jamie Kyei Manteaw in issue: June/2016
alterum
In her own cool and exquisite way, Julie Fowlis is moving on. She became an international star by singing traditional...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2017
Flat as the Earth
Here's a welcome surprise from Belfast: traditional Irish music filtered through an easy-going 1960s West Coast vibe, with a splash...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2018
