Reviews
Quiet Hum
The ‘West’ in this quartet's name refers to the North American West, and the band hails from Vancouver Island, which...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Locks & Bolts
There's innovation in the settings Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen bring to these traditional songs recorded live in Bristol in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Terre de Mon Poème
Behind the enigmatic stage names and identities of French singer Emilie Hanak lies a girl exploring her multiple roots through...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Hoje é Assim, Amanhã Não Sei
This album consolidates Ricardo Ribeiro's position as the finest male fado singer of his generation. Born in the early 80s,...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Lily
Christy Moore's first album since 2013's Where I Come From finds the bard of County Kildare in characteristically understated form...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Ojos de Novia
Stating that Mor Karbasi is one of the most spellbinding contemporary singers in the world seems unnecessary. And that's exactly...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra
Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra
In 2014 Tony Allen visited Haiti to perform with local musicians at a concert in Port-Au-Prince's main square. He was...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Al Viento
Even without the different surnames, you’d be forgiven for not realising that Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus are father and...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Rough Romanian Soul
Record producer, field recordist and author Ian Brennan is an interesting character, going off the beaten track to record music...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
