Reviews
One Sky
After escaping the Iraq-Iran war in the 1990s, the oud (lute) player Rahim AlHaj moved to the US; Letters From...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: July/2018
An Dà Là – The Two Days
After three years of near-constant touring, this six-piece band’s third album finds Ewen Henderson taking over lead vocals from now-departed...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2017
One Day
It's titled One Day because it took just that for the remarkable fiddle player Jenna Reid to record this exquisite...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023
Fio da Memória
Maita's 2010 debut, while pleasant enough, gave little indication of the innovative experimentation of this, its follow-up. Early last year...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
No Ritmo da Terra
A new São Paulo alternative combo has arrived, retaining respect for Brazilian pop traditions while bathing in a dense, hazy...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2026
Free One
A highly respected duo in their own right, Jenn Butterworth (guitar) and Laura-Beth Salter (mandolin) are joined by three equally...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2018
Volume One 1970-1979
‘Sorry’? The unusual first name is probably an Anglicisation of ‘Sorhy,’ which is itself a twisted version of the common...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Detrás da Serra
Banda De Pífanos Caju Pinga Fogo
The pífano is a type of fife flute that probably originated from Europe but was adapted using bamboo by the...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: August/2025
For One Touch
Jure Tori is one of Slovenia's most celebrated accordionists, known for hopping with enviable ease between jazz, classical, Gypsy and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2017
