Reviews
SOAR
Here, at last, is the long-awaited new album from that remarkable duo, the classically trained Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Nordic Raga
Jyotsna Srikanth, Mats Edén, Dan Svensson & Pär Moberg
The fiddle traditions of Sweden and southern India are both long established but are as far apart, musically and...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Emakhosini
The latest album from BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness), Emakhosini, takes the listener on a journey that masterfully embodies the...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Moyuba Baba, Moyuba Yeye
Now 12 years old, the London Lucumi Choir continues to do extraordinary community-centred arts work and celebrates the rich, syncretistic...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Haneen
Brickwork Lizards describe themselves as an Arabic jazz-folk ensemble. Based in Oxford, the ten-strong group have released their second record,...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Uprooted
Given Minor Empire's mesmeric sound, it's a shame it's taken so long for a follow-up to their 2011 debut, Second...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Åra
Apneseth is on the move again. His previous albums have investigated a more purist Norwegian folk (even when he's penned...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Griot Blues
Mighty Mo Rodgers & Baba Sissoko
The septuagenarian black American bluesman Mighty Mo Rodgers and the Malian griot Baba Sissoko met on tour in Lithuania in...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Fire
Fiery for sure, this bold, all-female, Anglo-Irish bluegrass quintet have made quite a start to their career. They formed in...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Pobl ’B’ar Machine
Beware of this musical UFO. Its sound is big, rather dark and yet extremely exciting. Using a wide range of...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
