Reviews

Beiralúa

SonDeSeu

Galegos (Galicians) seem to delight in being utterly different from their Spanish neighbours. Why bother with all that guitar and...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2018

Mind Maintenance

Mind Maintenance

Chicago-based Joshua Abrams is a jazz bassist whose career encompasses a range of experimental strands. He’s long been an aficionado...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2021

Alma

Carminho

It’s hard to say why Carminho’s second effort seems a little pale alongside her debut, Fado from 2009. Perhaps the...

Reviewed by Gongalo Frota in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Neath the Gloaming Star

Hannah Rarity

West Lothian singer Hannah Rarity had already toured with Irish-American band Cherish the Ladies when she won the BBC Radio...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2018

At the Wrong Gig

Eriska

Every so often, a radio station will produce a playlist of the best songs for driving. The likes of Bruce...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Aboogi

Imarhan

All aboard the Touareg camel train once again for Imarhan’s third album Aboogi – and a serene, timeless trip across...

Reviewed by Nigel Willamson in issue: March/2022

Ghost Owl

Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow

It's boom time for bird-themed music. Folksinger Sam Lee has his nightingales project; composer Cosmo Sheldrake's Wake Up Calls samples...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: November/2021

Helsinki

Lepistö & Lehti

This is a musical marriage made in heaven between an accordionist (Lepistö) of exceptional elegance and beauty and a bass...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2010

Jiuta & Kotouta

Ensemble Yonin No Kaï

Ensemble Yonin No Kaï were formed in 1957, when each of the four members was awarded a gold medal at...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2019

Archivo Pittoresco

Lula Pena

Having released albums in 1998, 2010 and now January 2017, Portuguese singer-songwriter-musician Lula Pena is by no means prolific. She...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2017