Reviews
Live From Celtic Connections 2019
Nearly a quarter of a century on and this group is still corralled by Shetland fiddler Aly Bain and his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2019
The River
The River is Napier's first solo album, and a rather intriguing and exciting one it is too. Napier is a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2016
Tin Hinane
There’s a sharp comment in the liner notes of this debut album to the effect that the band Kel Asouf...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Into the Well
It is surely a testament to the staying power of The Poozies that, although the all-female British folk group formed...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2015
New Orleans Blues, Soul & Jazz Gumbo
Inspired by the success of the HBO TV series Treme, a drama serial set in New Orleans and brimming with...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2012
Creole Sounds from the Indian Ocean
The volcanic archipelago of the Mascarenes in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar includes La Réunion, Mauritius and...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2021
Ashk'farad
Listening to these 65 minutes worth of takeaway klezmer interspersed with the odd Ladino number, the words solid, diligent and...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: June/2011
Brasil Novo
Brasil Novo is an energetic, uplifting and wonderfully-eclectic compilation that celebrates Afro Brazilian music. Via eight contemporary tracks, the record...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: July/2022
Unite
Some folks follow in the footsteps of Fela, others follow Femi… This ten-piece Afrobeat band from Spain seem to opt...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2022
Expressions: Live in Toulouse
What lies ahead for Natacha Atlas? It’s been 20 years since she played good fairy at the christening of world...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2013
