Reviews
Outshine the Sun
You won’t find any clear songwriting credits on this innovatively packaged release. But what you will find in the liner...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: June/2013
Ruske-Saras Minne
The Hardanger fiddle, or hardingfele, originates from western Norway but, with its unusual construction, distinctive sound and striking decorative inlay,...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2013
Trollfageln: The Magic Bird
The nyckelharpa, or keyed fiddle, the instrument which Swedish virtuoso Emilia Amper plays with such ease and command, is fundamentally...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2013
Wayward Daughter
‘Grey Gallito’ is a work of steamy jazz that sounds as if it was recorded in Havana. It is also...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2013
InVentus
Whenever a local musical tradition gets transposed away from its roots, it usually takes some time for a new central...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2013
Chameleons of the White Shadow
He might be still in his 20s, but Joseph Tawadros matches precociousness with prolificacy. Chameleons of the White Shadow is...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2013
Won’t You be Cruel to be Kind
The third instalment of the Buffalo Gals’ Won't You… series of albums includes 15 tracks running the Americana gamut, from...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013
O
This album prompts that age-old question: is simply singing in a foreign language enough to be world music? Or as...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2013
Xana
Having fun seems to be the main driving force behind Terryazoome. Whether this makes for a satisfying musical experience, however,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2013
