Reviews
Radyo Siwèl
This fresh, intriguing and unexpected set comes from a Haitian singersongwriter who had been away from the island for 20...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2018
Sones Jarochos y Huastecos y Más
Everybody knows at least one son jarocho, even if they don’t realise it, and chances are they heard it while...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2018
An Introduction to the Watersons/Waterson:Carthy
Now this must have been quite a job, albeit a highly rewarding and enjoyable one: concertina-ing the recordings of The...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2018
Cosmic Language
The fusion of jazz and Indian classical music has become so commonplace as to be almost passé, but saxophonist Nat...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2018
Yarrow Acoustic Sessions
Lori Watson grew up in the Scottish Borders, an area where there seems to be a ballad around every bend...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: May/2018
nOUD
Antranig Kzirian is theoudplayer, a Philadelphia-born musician of Armenian extraction who has learned his craft from members of his country's...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018
Choke Cherry Tree
Choke Cherry Tree finds founding band members Ben Miller (vocals, guitar) and Scott Leeper (washtub bass, backing vocals) joined by...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2018
King of Ghosts
Soumik Datta & City of London Sinfonia
Recorded to celebrate 70 years of Indian sovereignty, this album carries urgency and optimism in every plucked note. King of...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: May/2018
Kayeba Khasso
This is the debut recording of a married couple from Mali who shot to fame in West Africa following their...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2018
