Reviews
Afterlight
Glasgow-based Ímar are named after a ninth-century king who ruled over Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man – which...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2017
Best Foot Forward
If the electric violin is an acquired taste, it is one very quickly acquired in Omar Puente's case. A classically...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2017
The Moon We Watch is the Same
Not long after meeting as music students at 2013's Nordtrad conference, these four young folk musicians from Denmark, Finland and...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2017
Songs from Madagascar: Lasa
This is the third solo album from Hanitra Ranaivo, former singer with Malagasy group Lolo Sy Ny Tariny. She sings...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2017
Baile Bucanero
The first Ondatrópica album was recorded in Colombia's legendary Discos Fuentes recording studio. Unfortunately – criminally, in fact – that...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017
Rough Guide to Hillbilly Blues
Given that Trump's administration recently clumsily marked Black History Month by implying Frederick Douglass was still alive, this album is...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: April/2017
Tördelős
Sax and flute player Mihály Dresch is the leading figure in Magyar jazz and he formed his first quartet in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2017
Hawaii to Calcutta: A Tribute to Tau Moe
Bhattacharya is an extraordinary musician. He may be best known for inventing the slide guitars that allow him to play...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2017
Worlds Away: Chants, Songs, Rituals & Instrumentals From 33 Countries and Island Communities
You probably had to be as bonkers to compile this album as it is to try to review it. The...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2017
