Reviews
Music in the Glen
Brendan Mulholland, Conor Lamb, Deirdre Galway
Music in the Glen is a promising debut by three stalwarts of Northern Ireland's live scene: Brendan Mulholland (flute and...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2018
In Flow
Irish concertina master Jack Talty here presents his first solo album, a well-considered collection of tunes. Jigs, reels, hornpipes and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2017
Arta: Violin and Laouto Instrumentals
Yiorgos Floudas & Vassilis Triantis
The Greek music of Epirus has long been identified with the Ioánnina district, ignoring the traditional styles of the Árta/Préveza...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: August/2017
Lala Belu
After reissuing three of Hailu Mergia's classic albums to great success, Awesome Tapes From Africa have taken the veteran Ethiopian...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2018
Wayo
On the opening title-track of Benjamin's third album, the guitar riffs explode like Led Zeppelin and the drums detonate like...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2023
La Serena
For many years, Canadian singer Aviva Chernick was the vocalist with Toronto-based klezmer group Jaffa Road. Having gone solo, she's...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Badinyaa Kumoo
Long respected as the first internationally successful female kora player, it is more than a decade since Sona Jobarteh's last...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
My Seven-String Chadyghan: Songs from the Khahas North
The chadyghan is a long wooden box of a zither, exquisitely played here by Khakassian singer and instrumentalist Yulia Charkova...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: Apr/May/2012
Opérette Volume 2
The subtitle of this delightful album, Chansons Marseillaises 1930-1940, suggests no obvious Jamaican link. Yet Moussu T was initially inspired...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2018
