Reviews
Avant Folk Triptyk
Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli’s third Avant Folk outing has a change of record label, from Hubro to Jazzland, retaining a...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2023
Hert
Glasgow-based violinist, composer, vocalist and founding member of FARA, Catriona Price's new release is a suite for string quartet, vocal...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2023
Silencio
Described by their record label as ‘blending cumbia and existentialism,’ this is the first full album from Ana Karen G...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023
Hagata
Montreal-based TEKE::TEKE began life as a tribute act to instrumental guitar legend Takeshi Terauchi before expanding their sound to take...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2023
Afrika Muye Muye!: Tanzanian Rumba and Muziki Wa Dansi (1968-1970)
Put together by music historian and archivist Rob Allingham with research and translation help from Werner Graebner, Afrika Muye Muye!...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2024
Salsa Classics
Classico Latino & Fruko feat Omar Puente
Classico Latino is a London-based collective led by pianist Ivan Guevara and cellist Graham Walker, who co-founded the outfit back...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2024
Y’Y
Those who have been to the Amazon find it deeply affecting, coming away with a desire to contribute in some...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: March/2024
The Colour of Amber
Following his terrific Nick Hart Sings… series, award-winning folk singer, musician and steward of English folk song Hart returns in...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2024
Hirondelle
Hirondelle is an unlikely cohort of Northumbrian, Scottish and Provençal musicians with a just as improbable fascination for the Occitan...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2024
