Reviews
Alma de Cantaora
There's a fine line between busting envelopes and not knowing where you're going. At times Spanish singer-songwriter Amparo Sánchez seems...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2013
Meeting of the Legends
These are two immensely talented musicians, each highly regarded in their own fields, and it really shows in the playing...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2014
Cuba in America 1939-1962
We tend to think of the pre-revolutionary period in terms of Americans in Cuba, and the associated clichés: gangsters, gambling,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Kraj za Miastem
You wouldn’t guess it from the name, but WoWaKin are a trio of Polish musicians playing music mostly from the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2018
Collaborations: Volume One
Ten years on from their inception, Hackney Colliery Band have embarked on an ambitious collaborative journey, with this record setting...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2019
Dubcatcher 3: Flames Up!
The Russian-born, London-based DJ Vadim returns with another high-octane reggae volume under the pseudonym Dubcatcher. As with previous albums, the...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2018
Kula Kulluk Yakisir M1
Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan
Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and Turkish saz player Erdal Erzincan are both fantastic traditional musicians with a taste for...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Cabinet of Curiosities
As amiable and unpretentious as they are hugely talented and entertaining, The Hut People are accordionist Sam Pirt and percussionist...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Kigali Y’Izahabu
The most exciting thing about Kigali Y'Izahabu is that it is potentially going to reach an audience who might not...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Grippy Grappa
The trio Monsieur Doumani formed a couple of years ago in Cyprus with Angelos lonas on guitar and vocals, Demetris...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2013
