Reviews
Truth be Told
Shama Rahman's jazz flirts with trip-hop and acoustic music to such an extent that her French verses in the title-track...
Reviewed by Amar Dhillon in issue: December/2016
Jota de Morir
Launched in 2018, all-female trio Marala specialise in Balearic, Valencian and Catalan musical traditions. With minimal accompaniment – staccato percussion,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2022
As Montanhas de Som
It’s unclear if this disc was recorded last week or if Gimenes is somehow lost in time. It would not...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2017
Accidente de Tango
Electronic tango is now dustier than any ancient 78 by Carlos Gardel. The form had its moment, and its high...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Safe in Sound
Safe in Sound is the fifth album in a long-established series of self-releases by the solo acoustic guitarist Daryl Shawn,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Wawu
A Yalanji woman from Far North Queensland, singer Deline Briscoe has previously sung with her siblings in the Briscoe Sisters,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2018
Simply Whistle
Manchester-based tin whistle player Pat Walsh is considered one of the best in the game and this new set of...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: March/2021
Draft
Despite growing up in the small town of Anogia on the island of Crete, also home to such famous Greek...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: May/2021
This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
This double-CD box set is the soundtrack to a feature-length documentary, This Ain’t No Mouse Music!, documenting how Chris Strachwitz,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
Salhi
Imed Alibi, Mounir Troudi & Michel Marre
Imed Alibi is a France-based Tunisian percussionist who likes to take risks. His 2015 debut, Safar, saw him playing alongside...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2018
