Reviews
Black Star Liner
Disillusioned with the financial side of the Jamaican music industry after working with such harmony groups as The Lyrics (who...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2024
2gether
An intriguing meeting of two Iraqi Jewish artists who have spent years in Israel and Turkey (in the case of...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2024
Comfort Food
Indo-Canadian singer Kiran Ahluwalia has flown somewhat under the radar in Europe, winning Songlines’ 2009 Best Newcomer award only after...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2024
like the sky I’ve been too quiet
Born in New York and raised in Tamil Nadu, ganavya has gradually cultivated a glowing reputation as an interdisciplinary artist,...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2024
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Hulbækmo & Jacobsen Familieorkester
My first encounter with Hans Hulbækmo was when he was a final year student at the Trondheim Conservatoire, the outstanding...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2024
Ansonia Records Presents – Salsa Con Estilo – Dance Floor Gems from the Vaults: 1950s-1980s
Even better, certainly in terms of scope, is Ansonia Records Presents – Salsa Con Estilo –Dance Floor Gems from the...
Reviewed by in issue: June/2024
Little Electric Chicken Heart
Frango Elétrico’s name comes from the bastardisation of their original surname, Fainguelernt, and while Elétrico’s 2018 debut with its indie...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: September/2024
Flowers
This debut album from the trio of vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and composers Odette Michell, Karen Pfeiffer and Daria Kulesh presents an...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2024
Dreamer’s Motel
Joachim Cooder took his time to emerge from his father’s shadow but it was a family apprenticeship well-spent, playing percussion...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2024
