Reviews

Griot Blues

Mighty Mo Rodgers & Baba Sissoko

The septuagenarian black American bluesman Mighty Mo Rodgers and the Malian griot Baba Sissoko met on tour in Lithuania in...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2018

Sleeper

Kan

It's hard not to be distracted by the fact that this band was born from two of the 21st century's...

Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: June/2012

State and Ancientry

Hannah James & Sam Sweeney

They've played together as a duo for a decade now. But these former Kerfuffle members keep busy: Sam Sweeney is...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2012

Handmade Tales

Tradish

Based in Denmark but with roots in traditional Irish music, Manchester-born John Pilkington (guitar, bouzouki and vocals), with Danes Louise...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2019

Gisela João

Gisela João

There is an infallible method to tell apart a remarkable singer from a merely very good one. Let's call it...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2015

Guitarra Mía: Tangos by Gardel and Piazzolla

Franz Halász

Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) and Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) remain the undisputed giants of Argentinian tango. The former was a crooner, film...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/2017

Le Silence de l’Exode

Yom

French clarinettist Yom has made seven albums that reflect an eclectic spirit that defies categorisation, underlining the malleability of his...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2014

Skywire

JPP

As a live experience, JPP are hard to beat. They’ve been together for over 30 years, having grown up in...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Red Sonja

Lolomis

Three years on from their second album, Boukane, Lolomis have intensified their ongoing splicing process with a third collection, this...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/2021

Sangoyi

Kala Jula

Kala Jula is a collaboration between multi-instrumentalists Samba Diabaté and Vincent Zanetti, both of whom live in Mali, although the...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2015