Reviews
Manuša
Júlia Kozáková is a young Slovakian singer who is, at present, studying at the School of Oriental and African Studies...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2022
Hárr
In previous recordings, international performances, and her 2019 book To Be Nothing, Benedicte Maurseth has showcased the celestial beauty of the...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: June/2022
Rahawan
Born in Nazareth and resident in Haifa where she practises as an architect, the 30-year-old Zaatry is also a singer-songwriter...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2022
Ona
The title Ona means ‘She’ in Czech and it presents women’s songs from Tomáš Kočko’s homeland Moravia, the eastern region...
Reviewed by Mateusz Dobrowolski in issue: June/2022
Brave New World
Reggae has long played a pivotal role in Pacific music, but unlike its Jamaican roots counterpart, the more derivative Oceanic...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2022
Róisín ReImagined
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and Irish Chamber Orchestra
Breathing new life into old, Róisín ReImagined takes the ancient tradition of sean nós singing, filters it through new arrangements...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2022
Bi Cinnete Bakar
While it is true that young people in Turkey are getting clued in on 70s Anatolian psych through international acts...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: June/2022
Vulpus
Fusing folk fiddle and guitar with dance music, the Somerset duo celebrate ten years together with their fourth album, Vulpus....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2022
The Art of the Chinese Xiao & Hulusi
Led by composer/arranger Li Jiang, Heart of the Dragon Ensemble is a UK-based collective of Chinese instrumentalists, known for their...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2022
