Reviews
Kala Kalo
This is ‘shut your eyes and go on a journey’ music. Or possibly ‘dance dreamily around in your living room’...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Rescattermastered
The Hebridean Isles of Tiree and South Uist are a hotchpotch of creative musical talent and Trail West, whose members...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2016
Shadow of Plenty
Two characteristics set the music of Furnace Mountain apart: singer and bassist Aimee Curl's tremolo-laden voice and the band's reverence...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
En Casa Limón
Although a long time resident of the US, David Broza’s background is from the UK, Spain and Israel, where he...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2020
Encores
How the mighty fall. Charles Aznavour is one of the last remaining French icons from an era where only the...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2015
Dance to the Sun
Turkey has no shortage of baglama (lute) masters working on new forms of expression, and Europe has no shortage of...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Who Was Essad Bey?
This is a very entertaining and intriguing album. Whole books have been written about Essad Bey. He was born Lev...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017
August 1791
Led by Richard Morse, proprietor of the celebrated Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, RAM were last heard from before the disastrous...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2018
Cavaquinho Cantado
The cavaquinho is an ancestor of the ukulele and has a long-standing tradition in Portuguese music, particularly in the northern...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
