Reviews

Zinder

Serendou

As world music fusions grow ever wilder, here's a trio that combines the traditions of Nigeria, Niger and various other...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2017

The Hebridean Sessions

Dàimh

Opening with the quickstep and reel that is ‘Locheil's Away’, The Hebridean Sessions is a rather nifty introduction to some...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2016

Càirdeas

Brian Ó hEadhra & Fionnag NicChoinnich

With guitarist Brian Ó hEadhra hailing from Newfoundland (via Dublin) and NicChoinnich from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis, the duo’s third...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Dr Dee

Damon Albarn

It's the reign of Elizabeth I and Dr John Dee, having survived imprisonment by bloody Mary, is now court astrologer,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012

Elif Sanchez

Elif Sanchez

Singer Elif Sanchez grew up in Istanbul, before moving to the US to study jazz oboe and voice at Berklee...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2022

Gece

Altın Gün

This second album follows swiftly on from last year's debut as the mostly non-Turkish Altın Gün (Golden Day) refine their...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2019

Souleymane

Debademba

Debademba consists of singer Mohamed Diaby, who comes from a Malian griot family and was raised in Abidjan in the...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

In Conclusion

Amadou Balaké

In the latter part of his life the singer Amadou Balaké, who passed away in August 2014, was a prominent...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2015

Rosewood

Ben Robertson

For lovers of the finger-picking guitar greats of the 1960s, Rosewood is a treat. Ben Robertson acknowledges their influence but...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2022

Old Tunes, Dusted Down

MANdolinMAN

It wouldn’t be everyone's idea of a fantastic surprise birthday present. But the Belgian mandolin player Andries Boone is a...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: October/2014