Reviews
Adouna
Releasing two different albums simultaneously is a bold move and you probably need to have a captive audience to get...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Shortwinger
Maddy Prior, Hannah James & Giles Lewin
In 2012, Maddy Prior got together with singer, accordionist and clog dancer Hannah James (Lady Maisery) and violinist and piper...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
More Arriving
Born in the US, raised and educated in India and a London resident for the past decade, the percussionist and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Sorrows Away
The Unthanks have been closing their concerts with the title-track of their new album and finding that audiences are singing...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2022
Where the Galleon Sank
Canadian calypso singer Drew Gonsalves’ latest Kobo Town album reflects a deepening love of Trinidad and Tobago's music and culture....
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: June/2018
Beats of Zion
Since the tragic murder of Lucky Dube, the Ghanaian-born Dawuni has emerged as Africa's premier reggae artist and earned a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2019
Sim
There are two great regional fado traditions. The more popular comes from Lisbon and includes pretty much every artist known...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2018
Breathe
Laura-Beth Salter, one-sixth of the all– women group The Shee, first performed the songs and music that make up this,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2013
Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds
Orkney-born musician Merlyn Driver grew up listening to the calls of the curlew. It was a sound that made such...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: June/2022
