Reviews
Follow Me Down
When your big break comes at the age of 12, jamming on-stage with the likes of Ricky Skaggs and David...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2011
Visuma Vizoša Tumsa
ZeMe was created by two Latvian musicians: DJ Monsta (Uldis Cirulis) and kokle (traditional Latvian zither) master Laima Jansone. Their...
Reviewed by Agnieszka Ujma in issue: November/2019
Solo
Ekborg’s role in the Swedish folk scene is as soloist as well as being part of the popular ensemble Northern...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2022
Criollo Electrik
After leading a number of big bands in Canada, where he is based, López has switched to a small combo...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2018
Odisea
The third album from the German flamenco guitarist Andreas Arnold sees him returning to the classical and jazz improvisation that...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
Kalo-Yele
Aly Keïta, Jan Galega Brönnimann, Lucas Niggli
A trio built around the sound of the balafon (West African xylophone), bass clarinet and percussion sounds like a promising...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2016
Call of Bangalore
Before hearing this wonderfully recorded and produced album, I had only encountered the London-based violinist as a versatile performer of...
Reviewed by Rolf Killius in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Glory of the West
Here's an 18th-century fashion that needs reviving: the dance fan. Women took fans to dances to send elaborate signals as...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2018
Komsa Gayar
Lindigo are a band firmly in touch with their roots, but that's not to say they aren't moving forward. For...
Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
