Reviews
Sväng Plays Tango
Finnish tango is a serious business. For over 100 years now it has spoken of melancholy, heartbreak and gloom. But...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2018
Tichazomuona
This is a very welcome reissue in vinyl and digital download formats of a wonderful album of Zimbabwean mbira (thumb...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2022
Still Moving
Adams has long been a bold and adventurous serial collaborator but this album with Mauro Durante – leader of Italy's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2021
Uncharted: A Viola da Gamba Adventure
Gerald Trimble is an American multi-instrumentalist who started out playing Renaissance cittern (lute), then became interested in Turkish music, learning...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2015
The Color of Silence
Every now and again you find an artist whose music is like arrows ’ each note fired straight through your...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: June/2019
Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo
Kick back, light a Cohiba. Open the rum. This new release from Petaluma Records is a proper deep dive into...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Siriá
Wild yelps, rattling drums, relentless riffs and booming brass - this is the sound of an Amazonian street party. To...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2014
Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea
After growing up singing with her mother and aunties, award-winning Māori vocalist Maisey Rika began performing professionally at age 13....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021
The New Line
Can this really be the Boys of the Lough's 23rd album? It's remarkable to think so as they sound as...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2015
