Reviews
Layers of Ages
Since he left Steeleye Span in 2013, Peter Knight's major musical preoccupation has been Gigspanner. (The name refers to that...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2015
Already Home
Anna and Rowan Rheingans were born in Sheffield and grew up in the Peak District, daughters of a violin-maker whose...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Havana Cultura Mix: The Soundclash!
The most striking feature of Brownswood's Cuban series has been its focus on unearthing new talents and creating hybrid sounds....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
From Nubia to Cairo
First released back in 1989, when ‘world music’ was young, this set is as life-enhancing and plain funky as an...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2019
Where Water Meets Water: Bird Songs & Lullabies
From Tuva via Moscow to Vienna, Sainkho here visits abandoned islands in the Venetian lagoon, improvising lyrical vocal lines, soft...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: July/2023
Accordeon: Musette/Swing Paris 1925-1954
Yet another hefty chunk of plastic from Frémeaux & Associés, this is the fourth volume of a series of compilations...
Reviewed by Phil Sweeney in issue: March/2011
Aw Sa Yone Vol 2
In the early 1980s in the city of Thies in Senegal, a group recorded approximately two-and-a-half hours of music that...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2016
Botany Bay
This new album of traditional songs from Hertfordshire's Kelly Oliver is produced by Megson's Stuart Hanna, who manages to frame...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: November/2018
Chadenn
This remarkable album from the Breton duo of saxophonist Timothée Le Bour and accordion player Youen Bodros – with guest...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2017
Message in a Bottle
Opening with the comforting sound of waves lapping on a shore, Ingrid Henderson’s new self-penned album is a beautifully atmospheric...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2021
