Reviews
Lost and Found
The first Buena Vista-brand release in a long while, accompanying the live band's alleged final tour, this is a selection...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2015
Overflow
Edwin Sanz spent years playing congas with European-based salsa ambassadors Mercadonegro and then had a spell in Rodrigo y Gabriela's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016
In the Shadow of Leaves
Randolph Matthews & Byron Johnston
A suspended cultural identity looms over this debut disc by vocalist Matthews and guitarist Johnston. This may or may not...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Fasiya
Breaking the mould of West Africa's male– dominated kora tradition, Sona Jobarteh comes from a Mande griot family representing a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Nord
The Warsaw Village Band are one of the most interesting folk groups in Europe: they have always stayed true to...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Suitcase Blues
Less is more when it comes to the Harris Brothers. For the better part of two decades, the sibling duo...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2012
Big Machine
Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band
Bold, brassy and bendy, Eliza Carthy's Big Machine is a monster of an album, and she has a monster of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2017
Òran Bagraidh
This is a piece of musical archaeology. It feels like you are hearing sounds and words from the distant past....
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2019
The Liquified Throne of Simplicity
The Slovenian trio Širom are back with their fourth album fuelled by the search for a reconnection with the remote...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: June/2022
Ushba: Georgian Harmonies
The group Mze Shina (Inner Sun) is actually a French quartet – three men and one woman – specialising in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
