Reviews
Do Not Be Afraid
London-based trio Vula Viel are a live sensation. Do Not Be Afraid is their second recorded release, following on from...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2019
Attic Mornings
Her second full-length release, following 2014's crowd-funded Amber Sands, finds the Austrian-born, Sligo-based violinist and vocalist joined by Swedish percussionist...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2017
Sol: A Series of Reflections
From the very first track, ‘Call’, it's clear that in Sol, Joshua Hyde intends to deal more in atmospheres than...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Laru Beya
The influence of the late Andy Palacio runs through these dozen songs and for Aurelio Martinez, a guitarist, singer-songwriter and...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2011
Eternal Love
Simdi Ensemble & Michel Godard
This unusual album explores the tuneful Turkish Sufi song tradition with the aid of Michel Godard on tuba and serpent....
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: June/2016
Banzeiro
Find yourself some wiggle room: Dona Onete is back with another dose of salubrious grooves from the north of Brazil....
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2017
Bright Phoebus
An aura surrounds Bright Phoebus; this is the legendary, lost masterpiece of modern English folk. The Watersons sang traditional songs...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2017
Bahir
Where the rhythms and grooves of West Africa have been embraced across the planet, absorbed into the mainstream and melded...
Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: May/2019
Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Born in the US to immigrant parents from Rwanda and Uganda, Somi Kakoma is not only a Grammy-nominated jazz singer...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2022
4 Elementos
With collaborative credits ranging from Gato Barbieri to Talking Heads and a wealth of soundtracks under his belt, Naná Vasconcelos...
Reviewed by BrendÜN Griffin in issue: March/2014
