Reviews
The Flood
In 2003 the harpist Andy Lowings set about creating a playable replica of the earliest known stringed instrument, the Gold...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2015
Music from the Source
As they celebrate 25 years, this double CD is clear proof that Riverboat Records is Britain’s most prolific and wide-ranging...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2014
Ulaid
John McSherry, Dónal O’Connor & Seán Óg Graham
Proof that virtuosity isn’t all about ego, volume and speed comes in the form of this appealingly relaxed debut from...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2016
Aurora: Remixes & Originals
To celebrate Azymuth’s 40-something years and 25 studio albums together, the band’s label, Far Out, commissioned an album full of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2013
Melanie
L’Orchestre Afrisa International
These are new recordings of classic repertoire, mostly from the 70s and 80s, when Tabu Ley Rochereau led this wonderful...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2017
The Borametz Tree
There's a lot to enjoy under The Borametz Tree, a musical interzone from Cambridge guitarist C Joynes, encompassing desert blues...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2019
Golpes y Flores
Eliana Cuevas has a superb voice – her timbre is polished, her manner effortless, her enunciation packing something of the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2018
Gamelan of Central Java XIV: Ritual Sounds of Sekaten
Sekaten is the sacred gamelan music. In Java, it is played in only a few mosques, and only during the...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Two Wolves
Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock
Marry Waterson is an intriguingly contradictory artist. Her singing is restrained, almost shy, and at the same time intense and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2016
In Between Times
While Gaudi’s career has evolved from producer to solo artist, his experiments in electronica have always stayed true to dub....
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
