Reviews
This Moment
It's 50 years since guitarist extraordinaire John McLaughlin and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain formed Shakti as a landmark in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
42 Jabavu
42 Jabavu is a luminously engaging waypoint for Sabu Jiyana's Afro-fusion adventure. Jiyana, a multi-instrumentalist from South Africa, has been...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2023
The Somerset Sessions
Lakeman sings and plays several instruments but his great gift, drawing on the folk tradition, is for narrative. The Somerset...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2023
Gal’üünx wil lu Holtga Liimi
Jeremy Pahl is the birth name of guitarist and fiddler Saltwater Hank, a member of the Ts’msyen group of First...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: October/2023
Home
Singer-songwriter and activist Eliza Gilkyson may not be a household name but she has pedigree. In a five-decade career her...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: October/2023
Striding Out
London-based fiddle and melodeon duo Martin Clarke and Will Allen pulled on their Brown Boots and recorded their debut, First...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2023
Beauties
Aselefech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret
The first full reissue since its initial release in 1976, Beauties features the two enigmatic female singers Aselefech Ashine and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2023
The Beautiful Road
Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly
Kíla frontman Rónán Ó Snodaigh and fellow musician and film-maker Myles O’Reilly's first outing together on disc, 2021's Tá Go...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2023
Distancia
Distancia is the debut album from Solidaridad Tango, North America's only all-female tango orchestra. Founded by Canadian resident Aparna Halpé...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: October/2023
Colours of the Night
The third album from the sacred Sufi trance music of the Moroccan Gnawa people is one of the great traditions...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2023
