Reviews
Live From Celtic Connections 2019
Nearly a quarter of a century on and this group is still corralled by Shetland fiddler Aly Bain and his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2019
Expressions: Live in Toulouse
What lies ahead for Natacha Atlas? It’s been 20 years since she played good fairy at the christening of world...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2013
Sublime Ragas
A foremost protégé of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, Kartik Seshadri has very rapidly emerged as one of the world's best...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2012
Big Brothers
Veteran Jamaican roots singer Winston McAnuff and French accordionist Fixi collaborate again here on a long-awaited second album; McAnuff used...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2018
Far Out Presents Brazilian Bass
Often electronic music from Brazil is represented either by the laid-back qualities of electronic bossa nova or the rattling beats...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Cuttin' Grass Vol 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions
Multi-time Grammy and Americana music award winner, country music singer-songwriter and actor Sturgill Simpson has fed 20 of his original...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2021
The Gloaming
Their live performances last summer positioned The Gloaming as one of the most exciting developments in Irish traditional music in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2014
Arthur Verocai
The eponymous debut album of Arthur Verocai, originally released in 1972, is one of those albums that history quickly forgot...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2016
The Original Sound of Burkina Faso
Bordered by Mali, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Niger, and with a population that spans some 60 different...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2017
Europeana
Jaune Toujours are the rambunctious and eclectic Belgian sextet led by singer and accordionist Piet Maris. This is their first...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
