Reviews
Całe Szczęście
Mosaik are a very accomplished Polish folk band who combine Polish traditions with world sounds. On this album we hear...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Nostálgico
The title of this album, Nostálgico, goes right to the heart of what tango represents: nostalgia and longing for what once...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: May/2019
Introducing… Rubén González
Recorded in two days in Havana in 1996 at the end of the Buena Vista Social Club sessions, the debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2017
Eparaka
Eparaka is the first album from young Mozambican singer Deltino Guerreiro. It's been two years in the making, and the...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2016
Manara
Sudanese-American singer Alsarah and her Nubatones first showed up on the radar with their fantastic debut Silt in 2014. As...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: December/2016
Kijombo
One might start by pointing out that the musicianship on this recording, the second from this joint Dominican and New...
Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: April/2020
Autumn's Hymn
Son of John is 24-year-old Jacob Johnson, a fingerstyle guitar player in the mould of Nic Jones or Martin Simpson,...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Levantine Rhapsody
Having spent the last 15 years collaborating on various international projects, Turkish-born Başar describes her first solo release as an...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2021
Nara
Senem Diyici has a long career making music, having started recording her songs in 1969, before going on to develop...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: April/2023
