Reviews
Hummingbird
John Smith's rich and distinctive honeyed, gravelly vocals and deft fingerpicking guitar have featured prominently in folk projects such as...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018
Uyai
The UK-based band fronted by British-Nigerian vocalist Eno Williams continue from where they left off – with confidence and swagger...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: May/2017
Emakhosini
The latest album from BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness), Emakhosini, takes the listener on a journey that masterfully embodies the...
Reviewed by Franki Black in issue: May/2018
Nayda!
Nayda, or ‘waking up,’ was the word given to the alternative music scene 2000s in the wake of the Arab...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Maori New Zealand
Based in the central Lake Taupo region of New Zealand's North Island, the large Nga Tamariki O Tongariro group perform...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2012
Squirrel Hunting
The debut album by Hot Rock Pilgrims proves at least one thing: given enough talent and determination, a pan-European quintet...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Un Çhengey: One Tongue
One Tongue melds three voices from three different Celtic song traditions – Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaels. Ruth Keggin is...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2016
Riva
Astrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company
Not content with her training as a chemical engineer, Croatian Astrid Kuljanic decided after college to follow her first passion:...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2018
Cosmic
This multi-talented composer, producer and musician emerges from the same British Asian mould as Nitin Sawhney and Talvin Singh and...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2014
