Reviews
Cirque Insomnia
There is plenty about the Bristol-based band Sheelanagig that is rooted in Southern and Eastern European musical traditions. This album...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Guzo
It's not often that one is greeted by such a strong debut, so effortlessly shot through with intelligence and creativity....
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Hatchling
Emily Portman’s debut album, The Glamoury (reviewed in #68), launched a distinctive voice and songwriter on the 21st century folk...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Mokum
To celebrate their 15th anniversary, the Amsterdam Klezmer Band wanted to release a special album that would offer a retrospective...
Reviewed by Ton Maas in issue: July/2012
Past Present Future
He may be almost 80, but Manu Dibango shows no sign of slowing. Both his sax playing and extraordinary basso...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2012
Alde
Alde, meaning ‘swell’ in English, perfectly sums up the feel of this debut solo album from Hardanger fiddle player Benedicte...
Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: July/2012
Pannonian Songs
Andrea Rost is one of Hungary’s best-known opera singers, with an international career performing at opera houses from La Scala...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2012
Baguala de la Siesta
Ex-pat Argentinians in Paris are legion and involved in all kinds of musical projects, from Gotan Project’s Eduardo Makaroff to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2012
Marinai, Profeti e Balene
This idiosyncratic Italian songwriter has often been compared to Tom Waits and Paolo Conte but vocally, and also in regard...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2012
