Reviews
Flow Country
Westward the Light | Westward The Light
Westward the Light mark their fifth year as a trad quartet with Flow Country, their second album release. It's an...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2023
Atma (The Soul)
UK-based sitar player Roopa Panesar's latest album, Atma (meaning soul) is said to be ‘theperfect album for a troubled world.’...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2023
Beauties
Aselefech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret
The first full reissue since its initial release in 1976, Beauties features the two enigmatic female singers Aselefech Ashine and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2023
When the Dust Settles
Second albums are said to be the most problematic creations, particularly after an outrageously strong debut, like Balimaya Project's Wolo...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: October/2023
L’immortel – The 60's Rumba Revolution in Congo
Despite being one of the most instrumental musicians in the rumba revolution that took place across the two Congos during...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023
Diré
This is the third album from a highly respected musician from Mali. His two earlier solo albums were produced by...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023
Home
Singer-songwriter and activist Eliza Gilkyson may not be a household name but she has pedigree. In a five-decade career her...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: October/2023
Days Like Now
This is a super cool album from the Welsh producer and bassist Huw Marc Bennett. Having been widely praised for...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2023
Striding Out
London-based fiddle and melodeon duo Martin Clarke and Will Allen pulled on their Brown Boots and recorded their debut, First...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2023
Omnibus
All aboard the Omnibus express! Brussels-based musician Geneviève Laloy whisks us along on a sensational journey with her fifth album,...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023
