Reviews
Roraima
Sigurd Hole’s previous album was a solo double bass exploration into the environment and atmospheres of his native Norway. Now...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2022
Black Atlantica Edits
Daniel Haaksman sees himself as somewhat of an auteur when it comes to music from across the globe. The Berlin-based...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2020
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Őszi Vázlatok (Live)
The Hungarian group Tárkány Müvek, led by cimbalom player Bálint Tárkány-Kovács have been going about five years, playing inventive folk-meets-jazz...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
When the Day is on the Turn
Formed in December 2013, Edinburgh-based, Irish-Hungarian outfit Dallahan arrived on Scotland's live circuit with all cylinders firing. This is their...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2015
One Day
It's titled One Day because it took just that for the remarkable fiddle player Jenna Reid to record this exquisite...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023
Subhana
A selection of peak Libyan reggae grooves courtesy of Benghazi-born Ahmed Ben Ali, focusing on Ahmed's releases from the mid-2000s....
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: August/September/2023
Engelchen
Alison Cotton’s Engelchen is both a threnody and celebration, heartfelt, intense and deeply moving in its struggle through darkness to...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2024
Drum Machine
Don’t let their slick, suited aesthetic fool you, Ugandan drum ensemble Arsenal Mikebe are serving up a sonic onslaught of...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: December/2024
Acadia
Yasmin Williams’ Nonesuch Records debut features the acoustic fingerstyle/lap-tapping guitarist in a variety of solo and ensemble settings across nine...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2024
