Reviews
Naquêl Tempo Câ Tinha
Elísio Gomes & Papá de Betina hail from Santa Catarina on Cape Verde's island of Santiago. Both were in their...
Reviewed by Bram Posthumus in issue: May/2023
Sóc Poeta
This album from Alba Asensi, from Alicante, Spain, is her second release, following 2019's Semillas. She also founded Feminarum Aures,...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: May/2023
Blow the Wind Southerly
The classically-trained UK-based singer, guitarist, composer and producer Esbe is nothing if not prolific – Blow the Wind Southerly is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2023
Tarantism
With a name reminiscent of The Incredible String Band you might be expecting psychedelic folk played on a variety of...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2023
Agôra
This prolific world-jazz trio from São Paulo boosted their profile in 2020 with a BBC 6 Music Album of the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2023
Soprem Bons Ventos
Pedro Ricardo, Portuguese multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer, explains that his debut album represents “an ode to the past, to those...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: April/2023
Âmago
Since 2013, André Coelho Rodrigues has been exploring and perfecting his peculiar take on Portuguese folk music after going through...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023
Bold Reynold
Despite his extensive success performing in folk clubs in the 1970s, David Carroll never got around to recording a solo...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2023
Nakshatra
Bringing new elements into a musical tradition that has a long history and strict sense of training and performance is...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: April/2023
