Reviews
Santuario/Sanctuary
If you wanted a snapshot of contemporary Latin American music in the UK at this moment, then you couldn’t ask...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2021
Enclosure
The Askews have released some of the most striking folk music of recent years, from Hazel's involvement in Lady Maisery...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2019
Lullaby for Naila
How right-on do you like your music? The London Lucumi Choir is a community choir that doesn’t select through auditions....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Polaris
Turin-dwelling musicians of southern Italian descent (Oreste Forestieri, Franco Montanaro and Valeria Quarta), delve into traditional forms from the southern...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2023
Recife • 19
While it might not be erupting in the manner of Barcelona or Hong Kong, the north-eastern Brazilian metropolis of Recife...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Doghouse
All is quiet on the Balkan front of late. One exception from the region is this jazzy new release from...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: January/February/2023
Vintage & Unique
Mandolinist John Reischman's relative obscurity outside of the insular bluegrass universe is by no means reflective of his standing in...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Bayview
A generous list of guest players adorns this debut from new trio Project SMOK. They call themselves neo-trad, which means...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2020
Chaos
The French multi-instrumentalist's 26th album begins with the sound of rain and distant thunder, out of which comes a tremulous...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: December/2017
