Reviews
Two Beats One Soul
Of all the recent Cuban mash-ups, this fusion of Cuban and North American music comes with the most inflated publicity....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2018
Blues from Elsewhere
Koby Israelite isn’t a man to be put in a box. Indeed, the Israeli-born, south London multi¬instrumentalist is a world...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2013
Fiesta Tropical
‘From Havana to Rio, it’s party time’ announce the liner notes accompanying this concoction crossing eras, musical styles and performers...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
Inn of Love
There seems to be a growing fashion for young female singers of Turkish origin to be accompanied by European jazz...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Apr/May/2015
Here's My Heart Come Take It
The Scottish singer, harpist and pianist Rachel Newton is part of the Furrow Collective, Emily Portman's trio and The Shee....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2016
Bandázom
Ágnes Herczku is one of Hungary's best folk vocalists and has become even better-known since she's been a judge and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2015
Summer in Lviv
It's 30 years since the creation of The Ukrainians, a unique phenomenon of British-indie-rock-meets-Ukrainian-tradition. It began with guitarist Peter Solowka...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2019
‘Akilotoa: Anthology 1994-2006
Known for their close harmonies and full-throated performances, sisters Vika and Linda Bull first burst onto the Australian music scene...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2020
Demi-Écrémé
Jack-of-all-trades Wael Jegham, aka Ghoula, returns with an engrossing electronica exploration of North African fables, languages and musical traditions. In...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: May/2023
Shorelines
Emilyn Stam & Filippo Gambetta
Even from just the first few notes of ‘Sunflower Delight’, the opening track on this confident album, it is clear...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
