Reviews
Mount Royal
Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge
What to call the music played by the two guitar virtuosos Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge? Chamber-folk? Jazz? Alt-Americana? What...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2017
Seven Continents
You would be forgiven for feeling a little nonplussed by the title of this Danish trio's second album. The first...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2015
Outstanding
Outstanding was recorded by a Montréal-based group of Canadian and Cuban musicians, Timba MM (pronounced ‘timba emmay emmay’). The accompanying...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: November/2021
Bar de Paco
The rich and versatile voice of Cuban singer and composer Max Max (aka Yoandri Castro Max) will be familiar to...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2020
Open the Road
Celtgrass pioneers We Banjo 3’s love affair with Americana has seen the Galway-based foursome build a formidable Stateside profile in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2022
Afrik TounMé
These are difficult days in Mali, with political upheaval adding to the problems brought by COVID-19, but great music is...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2020
Lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Robert Plant refreshingly continues to refuse to be defined by his past. Backed by his eclectic live band the Sensational...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Alma Vieja
Founded by American bassist and composer Sascha Jacobsen, Los Tangueros del Oeste is a collective venture that appears to aspire...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2021
Jaya
Chandra Lacombe has been playing and recording since the early 80s, the Brazilian musician gaining renown for his intertwining of...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: November/2022
Amankor/The Exile
This exiled Touareg ensemble from Mali's Timbuktu region have been active for nearly three decades, led by singer Fadimata Walet...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2019
