Reviews
A Vontade Superstar
The Sao Paulo music scene is currently thriving, with artists such as Criolo, Tulipa and Céu getting international releases and...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Leaving Eden
The new release from the American acoustic trio comes with high expect¬ations, after its pre¬decessor, Genuine Negro Jig won a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2012
Rumba Argelina
When Rumba Argelina blasted the late Benjamín Escoriza and his Moorish sidemen to the fore of Spanish flamenco fusion in...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Adouna
Releasing two different albums simultaneously is a bold move and you probably need to have a captive audience to get...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Red Gold Green and Blue RMX
Last year Trojan Jamaica released Red, Gold, Green and Blue, a selection of covers of sacred blues and soul works...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2020
Shortwinger
Maddy Prior, Hannah James & Giles Lewin
In 2012, Maddy Prior got together with singer, accordionist and clog dancer Hannah James (Lady Maisery) and violinist and piper...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Wolves a’ Howlin’
Kieran Towers & Charlotte Carrivick
This pair of talented instrumentalists don’t look old enough to be playing music this long in the tooth. Fiddler Kieran...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2016
Wild Winds
Wild Winds is a rich offering from a London-Irish quartet (Conor Doherty, Elma McElligott, Pete Quinn and Karen Ryan). It...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
True Born Irishman
On the strength of this thrillingly resonant collection from the Dublin-based singer and bouzouki player, it's not too hard to...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Zhoor
Hermes Records has been producing a wide variety of remarkable recordings for years now. The label's artists range from the...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Apr/May/2011
