Reviews
Esencia
Studio-recorded mariachi needs to be kept loose and as live-sounding as possible to work at all. With its female and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2019
No Ama
The daughter of a diplomat, Nancy Vieira was born in Guinea Bissau, grew up in the Cape Verdean capital, Praia,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2012
Energy Islands
Originating from Orkney and taking inspiration from the renewable energy innovation of their home isles (track titles relate to their...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2022
The Tapi Project
Tapi put their best feet forward on opener ‘Paigam’, with a surando (folk fiddle) sample introducing a reflective vocal refrain....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2019
A Persian Dream
For those whose appetites might have been whetted by the standout performance of the Iranian Vahdat sisters, here's another contemporary...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2014
Aria
Richard Galliano & Thierry Escaich
The witty liner notes to this collaboration liken the meeting between accordionist Richard Galliano and organist Thierry Escaich to a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2018
Song Road
Much like country music queen Dolly Parton, Teresa Doyle likes singing story songs. And is darned good at it. The...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2015
Ambra e Corallo
Neapolitan singer-songwriter Edoardo Florio di Grazia is based in Paris and has a soft heart for singers like Lucio Dalla...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2024
This Material Moment
Me Lost Me’s Jayne Dent has a voice that cuts through dreams. Up close and without affectation, it is the...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: October/2025
Reassembled
Rambunctious folk big band Bellowhead enjoyed a whirlwind career – playing Glastonbury Festival, winning umpteen awards and occupying London’s Southbank...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2021
