Reviews
Na Drê
There are several distinctive modern musical styles unique to the Ivory Coast, but generally the country is known as a...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2014
Madre: The Hypnotic Dance's Time
Born in Latium's historic town of Sora, the Italian-French singer and diatonic accordionist Giuliano Gabriele here presents his second album,...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2016
Acoustic Rarities
If the recent Acoustic Classics II was an accessible introduction to Richard Thompson and his long career, then Acoustic Rarities...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
Tirade
First performing together during a packed session in Glasgow in 2013, Eddie Seaman (pipes, whistle and bouzouki) and Luc McNalty...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2017
Glaschu: Home Town Love Song
Gaelic songstress Mary Ann Kennedy returns with 16 tracks inspired by her home town – and a real labour of...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2019
Live @ 25
The Isle of Skye-based Peatbog Faeries have been a staple on the Scottish trad scene for 25 years now, and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2018
Ikivirta
Finnish-French composer Sarah Palu chose to release this, her debut, as a download code hidden within a bar of vegan...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2020
Gojo
For 14 years, the Fendika ensemble have represented the Addis Ababa azmaribet (traditional Ethiopian music-house) of the same name, serving...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2023
Faire Ça
Meril Wubslin’s fourth album, born from a crossroads between Brussels and Lausanne, unfolds as a captivating sonic odyssey. Recorded at...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: May/2024
Owiny Sigoma Band
Having trawled through leftfield Brazil and captured the cutting edge in Cuba, clubland's favourite diminutive DJ/producer Gilles Peterson has now...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2011
