Reviews
Ballads & Blasphemy: The Religious Gospel of Adebola Kuku
Nigerian singer-songwriter Kuku has an interesting heritage. Born Adebola Kuku in the US and raised in Lagos, he now resides...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2015
Têtu
Québécois quartet Le Vent du Nord really hit home with Tromper Le Temps in 2012, a punchy set of flying...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2015
Consonnances
Tri Nguyen & The Ilios Quartet
In zither master Tri Nguyen, Vietnam has a fine ambassador for its traditional music. This recording has a clearly defined...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2015
Makes a King
The Very Best are a duo, Johan Hugo and Esau Mwamwaya, who met in London's Hackney. They won a good...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2015
A New Tango Songbook
Ostensibly, this is an unlikely combination. In the red corner: Christoph Müller from Switzerland and Eduardo Makaroff of Argentina, two...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2015
A Guide to the Birdsong of South America
With passions for conservation, bird-watching and South American music, British producer Robin Perkins decided to combine all three here. He...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2015
High Rise
The debut album from a Scottish fiddler and composer whose ‘Fiddle Tune a Day’ YouTube project presented a new tune...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2015
A Mis Hermanos
Since winning his first singing prize back in 1970, Diego Clavel has steadily gained an admiring audience both inside Spain's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2015
My Fairy Tales
Nneka made waves nearly seven years ago with her glorious hit single ‘Heartbeat’. However, her latest album is surprisingly flat....
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2015
