Reviews
Tautumeitas
Tautumeitas are a Latvian women's vocal sextet, with half the members with very capable sidelines in violin and accordion. They...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2019
Siku
Born in France to Ecuadorian parents, Nicola Cruz is one of a number of producers of recent years who have...
Reviewed by Tim Romain in issue: March/2019
Hover
This second album from esteemed fiddle player Bryony Griffith brings together an outstanding collection of both known and less-common English...
Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: March/2019
¿Que Vola?
¿Que Vola? (‘What's Up?’ – a greeting commonly used by Cubans) opens traditionally with a grand salutation to the Santería...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: March/2019
Ameriikan Laulu
Aallotar are a transatlantic ‘chamber folk’ duo, comprising Finnish accordionist Teija Niku and Finnish-American fiddler Sara Pajunen. In the early...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2019
Teranga
Hervé Samb is a self-taught guitarist and composer from Senegal whose way with harmony and technique has won him considerable...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Take a Knife and Open My Heart
We've not returned to the golden age of vinyl, but we have entered the age of the collectible object of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
You Will Never Die!
Clarinettist Yom's second project with his band The Wonder Rabbis comes seven years after the first one. In between, he's...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Hide and Hair
Originally from North Wales and Yorkshire, The Trials of Cato are a trio who got together while they were living...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Otodi
The cover of this album goes a great way to describing the audio treasure that lies inside. A mask representing...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
