Reviews
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour offers further proof that Leigh and Eric Gibson – deemed Entertainers of the Year by the International Bluegrass...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2023
A Day for the Hunter, a Day for the Prey
A former touring member of award-winning African-American string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, cellist Leyla McCalla made her solo debut with...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2016
Singing the Mohini Attam
The Indian dancer Brigitte Chataignier has tastefully recorded and compiled an album highlighting the music of the dance Mohini Attam...
Reviewed by Rolf Killius in issue: March/2013
Haneen
Brickwork Lizards describe themselves as an Arabic jazz-folk ensemble. Based in Oxford, the ten-strong group have released their second record,...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: May/2018
Yeni Dunya
Honed on the streets of Istanbul, the message of Light in Babylon comes out loud and clear, across time and...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: April/2017
Pastourelle
Cecilia is a neat little trio of fine Belgian musicians from the bal folk, or Boombal, scene, which is a...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Ceilidh
Ceilidh, the third album from the self¬proclaimed enfants terribles of the English folk-dance scene, is a curious beast. Opening with...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Viaje a la Amistad: La Habana, Paris, Caracas
Gérard Naulet, Orlando Valle, Orlando Poleo & Friends
The trope of a viaje a la amistad – a ‘journey to friendship’ – is integral to Latin American music,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2018
Addis 1988
Ethio Stars/Tukul Band feat Mulatu Astatke
Originally released in 1992 and out of print for many years, this reissue has been remastered for vinyl and contains...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2017
