Reviews
Los Ombligos
A surprising yet pleasurable departure from La Muchacha’s usual singer-guitarist soloist style, Los Ombligos is the new musical undertaking from...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
El Clan Antillano
A lurid cover, featuring decor worthy of a dream sequence from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, is not the only distinguishing...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Hearts in Bloom
Hearts in Bloom is the smashing debut album by Corn Nut Creek, the collective sobriquet of American fiddler and vocalist...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Mundo Solo
I have been an admirer of the prolific Brazilian guitarist and composer Fabiano Do Nascimento for several years. Based in...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
When the Roses Come Again
With When the Roses Come Again, finger-style guitarist extraordinaire Daniel Bachman has officially ventured beyond the local solar system and...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Salsa Classics
Classico Latino & Fruko feat Omar Puente
Classico Latino is a London-based collective led by pianist Ivan Guevara and cellist Graham Walker, who co-founded the outfit back...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Borderlines & Bloodlines
One of the standout folk albums of 2023 in the UK, which almost flew under the radar, Birmingham-based Germa Adan’s...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Un Hombre de Buenos Aires
Jazz and tango had parallel evolutions, emerging in marginalised areas, gravitating to their respective centres and then going global. When...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
American Patchwork Quartet
The clue is in the name. This terrific quartet led by visionary roots guitarist/vocalist/arranger Clay Ross celebrate America’s Indigenous folk...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
