Reviews
Gula Gula
Fragile, urgent and strong, Gula Gula reveals itself within the first 20 seconds of the title-track as one of the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2024
A Time to Grow
The Breath’s Ríoghnach Connolly guests on this album from the folk trio from Inishowen in northern Donegal, alongside sisters Karen,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2024
Cuckoo Storm
Marry Waterson & Adrian Crowley
Marry Waterson has delivered an eclectic array of duet recordings over the past decade or so, from 2011’s The Days...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2024
Hiddo Dhawr
Sahra Halgan is a hero of Somaliland’s music. At home, in the unrecognised Somali state’s capital, Hargeisa, she runs the...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2024
Mirantes Emocionais
Melo, a young Brazilian composer, guitarist and singer, with his band O Ministério da Consciência, presents his take on not...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2024
Hawaiian Cowboy
‘‘Ohana’ is the Hawaiian word for ‘family’. And slack key is a form of tuning and playing guitar developed in...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: May/2024
Araxes
These tunes are steeped in sadness, arriving from Anatolia, Georgia and Armenia, the homelands of each band member. This is...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: May/2024
Congo Guitar
With sharp and clear tones –reminiscent of the sounds of one of the titans of Congolese guitar playing, Dr Nico...
Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: December/2023
Valses Para Perros
The Evo Morales era in Bolivia brought with it a re-evaluation of Indigenous cultural values, ranging across languages, architecture, fashion...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2023
