Reviews
The Beautiful Road
Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly
Kíla frontman Rónán Ó Snodaigh and fellow musician and film-maker Myles O’Reilly's first outing together on disc, 2021's Tá Go...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2023
Distancia
Distancia is the debut album from Solidaridad Tango, North America's only all-female tango orchestra. Founded by Canadian resident Aparna Halpé...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: October/2023
Colours of the Night
The third album from the sacred Sufi trance music of the Moroccan Gnawa people is one of the great traditions...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2023
Un Nuevo Amanecer
Pedro Ricardo & Damián Botigué
A debut collaboration from Spain that fuses tradition with modern ‘broken beat’ Latin music. Pedro Ricardo, originally from Portugal, and...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023
Lettres Ouverts Aux…
This is the 25th anniversary of both Lounès Matoub's assassination and the original release of this, his final album, and...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023
Like a River
Muito Kaballa are a nine-piece collective based in Cologne, Germany, that formed in 2019; now, just a few years on,...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023
Five Seasons
Best known for his work with the Turkish psych-influenced Şatellites, Itamar Klüger is a multi-instrumentalist with a key role in...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023
Terra Boa
This debut album from London bassist, composer and bandleader Jonny Wickham presents a heartfelt love letter to Afro-Brazilian rhythmic traditions....
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2023
cloud horizons
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
‘The Darkening’ is the Northumbrian term for twilight and the music of cloud horizons is crepuscular. The lyrics of ‘Long...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2023
