Reviews
O Paraíso
Bahian artist Lucas Santtana read David Wallace-Wells’ The Uninhabitable Earth, yet remains largely upbeat. Paradise is potentially here and now,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2023
Mutation
Newcastle-based Monster Ceilidh Band are much in the mould of Shooglenifty or Peatbog Faeries, with a rich fusion of ceilidh...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2017
Deuawd
Cass Meurig and Nial Cain are based in Gwynedd, North Wales, but come from quite different musical backgrounds. Meurig is...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Do Claro ao Breu
Sopa de Pedra are a Portuguese vocal ten-piece that got together ten years ago – which some may know already...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2022
The Art of the Kora
This is an augmented reissue of the first commercial release of solo kora and griot music recorded in 1972. The...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2020
Three of Us
This is the second album released by The Secret Trio, the follow-up to Soundscapes in 2012. The New York-based band...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: June/2018
Like Nightingales in the Spring
The north Albanian town of Shkodër, lying between lake and mountains, embraces multiple cultures and histories. While it was still...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2023
Energy Islands
Originating from Orkney and taking inspiration from the renewable energy innovation of their home isles (track titles relate to their...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2022
Rooted
After 2017's Trails & Tribulations, Rooted again boasts contributions from Nancy Kerr, John Smith and Andy Cutting and also includes...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2019
