It's always refreshing to encounter a band that defies stereotypes, especially one with a lead singer who hails from balmy,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2018
Forget the lockdown postman and shanty TikTok craze, haul away and pass round the grog, open your gullet and get...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
No niche is too specialist for France's Frémeaux label. This release contains a whopping 66 tracks. But then again, American...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2017
Formed in Belgium in 2010 Mólo Sâyat began life as a jam band, playing versions of the Mediterranean songs that...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: April/2022
Turkey has no shortage of baglama (lute) masters working on new forms of expression, and Europe has no shortage of...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Cille Bhride builds on the huge success of Kathleen Maclnnes’ Ò g-Mhadainn Shamhraidh, and whilst the album doesn’t fully reach...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Blasting off with his smash hit ‘Tirando Duro’, a crazy-catchy merengue that will have you kicking up sand on your...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2017
African ground hornbills don’t sing, but they do emit calls that can apparently be heard from a distance of about...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: December/2015
Singer-songwriter Mirco Menna here encounters a 52-piece Sicilian brass band, directed by Sebastiano Bell’Arte. It's the pair's second recording, following...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: October/2010
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