Reviews
Salvavidas de Hielo
Is it possible that Drexler has found the perfect way of describing his music with the title of his latest...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2018
Oliveiras
One should always try to forget any preconceptions when approaching a fado singer from abroad, with no real reputation or...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2018
The Divine Abstract
If the sonic right hook that begins ‘Shringara’ indicates the depth of this debut from Londoner Cawood, then the pretty...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2018
Solotronic
His professional career is 24 years old, yet French Tunisian oud (lute) player Jean-Pierre Smadj continues to surprise his followers....
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: April/2018
Thanks for Listening
Fans of the long-running weekly radio show A Prairie Home Companion may already be familiar with some of these songs:...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: April/2018
Summertime
Les Bottines Artistiques (The Artistic Boots) are a young instrumental duo with faces as youthful as their music sounds. As...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2018
Fitxadu
It has been quite a while since we last heard of Sara Tavares. Due to health problems, the Portuguese singer...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2018
Farewell, Alligator Man: A Tribute to the Music of Jimmy C Newman
Jimmy C Newman died aged 84 in 2014 having, across his long life, helped popularise Cajun music with country music...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2018
Chewing the Fat
There are ambitious debut albums and there is Chewing the Fat. In this first solo record, London-based Irish violinist James...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2018
