Reviews
North India
This re-release is a recording of the first concert given by the now-forgotten sitar maestro Pramod Kumar. Trained in tabla,...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2017
Pondelorum
Long celebrated as the founder of Irish traditional group Kíla, Eoin Dillon's lyrical uilleann pipe and whistle playing provides the...
Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: March/2017
The Willow Collection
Albums do not usually come as beautifully conceived and packaged as The Willow Collection from young Nova Scotian sisters Cassie...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2017
Sonho Real
It's ten years since Flavia Coelho moved from her native Brazil to Paris, where she created a reggae-tinged mixture she...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
The Corner House Set
Inspired by one of Cork's finest live music pubs, The Corner House Set finds accordionist Aidan Coffey clearly enjoying himself...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Death and Other Animals
Messrs Rose, Sartin and Kirkpatrick are three crack players whose music has been heard far and wide – whether in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
No Petticoats Here
This is a gutsy and meticulously researched project paying tribute to the largely forgotten stories of female heroism in World...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
The Color Line
With recent events in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement questioning whether the Civil Rights campaign of more...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
We are the Halluci Nation
A Tribe Called Red are at it again, transforming spiritual pow-wow vocals into slick, at times intense melodies that ride...
Reviewed by Jordan Barnes in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Ayú
Making music with their bodies is ‘what really matters,’ assert this mixed-gender 15-strong collective from São Paulo. While there are...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
