Reviews
The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On
Led by Brazilian-born, Italian/English-raised songwriter and singer Lau Ro, Wax Machine’s third album, The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On,...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: January/February/2024
3
Anyone who caught the concert at London’s Barbican last year by veteran South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim will know...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
Duniama
The Jarabi Band was formed a decade ago when Mohamed Camara, a Guinean-born, Australian-based kora player, songwriter and vocalist, and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
Afro Jazz Folk Collection Vol 2
Three years ago, Mieruba – a rarity among crate-digging enterprises in that the label is actually based in West Africa...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
Inner Winter
On previous full-lengths Gentle Stranger have lived up to their self-proclaimed ‘post-clown’ cabaret tag by diligently committing themselves to a...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: March/2024
Roots 2
The sense of community created by Devon folk duo Show of Hands is perhaps their greatest achievement. It begins on...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2024
Onaida
Dutch-born singer and percussionist Natascha Rogers released ‘O Baba’ as the first single from this album, With its strong Yoruba...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: April/2024
Féile Live
Having caught attention with their Belfast Féile Trad Trail debut in 2022, the John McSherry Trio’s first album confirms the...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2024
Family Beyond Blood
Accordionist Almir Mešković was born in Bosnia and violinist Daniel Lazar in Serbia; both grew up steeped in Balkan folk...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2024
Interior
Who said musicians had to stick to one art form? Not the fabulous Rosa Anschütz, a Berlin-based creative – or...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2024
