Reviews
Delta Estácio Blues
Best known as Metá Metá’s vocalist, Marçal spent four years making this album, a lengthy process in which co-producer Kiko Dinucci...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2022
Oud Vibrations
Ahmed Abdul Malik & Chick Ganimian
At first glance this punning titled reissue of two rare ‘East meets West’ jazz LPs from the late 1950s may...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Fragmentarium
Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Apneseth hosts his biggest band so far, a sextet featuring percussion, bass, accordion, guitar and keyboards, this...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2020
The Gnawa Berber
After dedicating his debut solo album, the bustling but tightly wound Gnawa London, to his adopted home city, Simo Lagnawi...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
In Trad We Trust
This irrepressible Finnish harmonica quartet have delighted and astonished us for 17 years, producing eight albums ranging music from Sibelius...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: January/2021
Parvat
Symphony-like in structure with three movements, Parvat is an articulation of Norwegian violinist Harpreet Bansal’s musical identity as an exponent...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2022
Avant Folk II
This is Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli’s follow-up to 2018’s original Avant Folk album, reuniting the same ten-piece ensemble. Its four...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2021
Noch Amul! Tango oyf Yiddish Vol 2
Karsten Troyke’s latest CD is a nostalgic tribute to the particular style of Yiddish tangos of the early 20th century....
Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: Apr/May/2013
Nothing Can Stop Us
Cornell Campbell Meets Soothsayers
Cornell Campbell has had a long and illustrious career that includes stints as a studio vocalist for such legendary producers...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2013
A Pocket of Wind Resistance
Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy
From the first note to the final, pulsing heartbeat, this is not merely an album of songs but a full...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
