Reviews
Year of the Clown
The album's title is a whimsical comment on the political lunacy of the past year and there is certainly an...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: August/2017
Skiver
These sessions – ‘eight musicians, seven days, one experimental folk album from scratch’ – feature a welcomely eclectic mix of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2021
Echoes of Indus
While Pakistan has undoubtedly given the world some outstanding classical vocalists, Pakistani instrumentalists have, by and large, remained in obscurity...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2013
River Waiting
If last year's self-titled four-track teaser from Northern Ireland quintet Connla introduced an outfit of promise, their debut long-player confirms...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2016
Camaleão Borboleta
With 12 years behind them and half a dozen albums and EPs to their name, Graveola are one of the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2016
It's Klezmer!
The title says it all really. This is a solid collection of traditional tunes with a handful of originals, including...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2016
Meridian 68
We are getting used to wild and wonderful global collaborations. But this must still be a first; a Polish-Ukrainian band...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Japanese Dub
Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble
According to Jah Wobble, Japanese music is “a million zillion miles away” from the Cantonese tunes that featured on his...
Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: July/2010
Manhã Florida
Listening to Manhã Florida, it's easy to see why critics have praised Vieira as the finest voice of Cape Verde...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2018
While I Sit and Watch This Tree
Lizabett Russo is a cool, gently hypnotic singer whose songs drift effortlessly between folk and jazz, with echoes of her...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2021
