Reviews
The Blue Room
A fiddler with a characteristically delicate touch, Martin Hayes has won worldwide respect for his unique take on Irish traditional...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Familia: Tribute to Bebo & Chico
Arturo O'Farrill & Chucho Valdés
On Familia, two Latin jazz pianists pay tribute to two celebrated forefathers of the genre: Bebo Valdés and Chico O'Farrill,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Woody Guthrie: The Tribute Concerts
Following Guthrie's death in 1967, plans were made for a memorial concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The event took...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Novilunio
Well known as vocalist of the Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Maria Mazzotta here joins forces once again with Albanian cellist Redi...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Hey Sammy
Hardy's debut album, Night Visiting, appeared ten years ago, and this is her seventh solo release. She has expanded her...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Rainbow Crow
Is meandering a crime when it comes to music? There's a difference between inventive improvisation and going round in circles....
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Tamala
Bao Sissoko, Mola Sylla & Wouter Vandenabeele
The title translates as ‘Travellers,’ an apt name for an album that reveals an intriguing trio from very different musical...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Yeraz
Jivan Gasparyan Duduk Ensemble
There are few instruments as beautiful as the Armenian duduk. Its plaintive, reedy tone seems to exude melancholy. Djivan (or...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Cavaquinho Cantado
The cavaquinho is an ancestor of the ukulele and has a long-standing tradition in Portuguese music, particularly in the northern...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Squirrel Hunting
The debut album by Hot Rock Pilgrims proves at least one thing: given enough talent and determination, a pan-European quintet...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
