Reviews
Howay the Lasses
This striking 11-track collection from Howay the Lasses – a quartet featuring Annie Ball (vocals, accordion, piano), Bronwen Davies-Jones (vocals),...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2023
Mravka
Citing influences such as Ben Folds Five and The Bad Plus, Australians the David Dower Trio blend elements of jazz,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2023
The Hard Working Men
Irish trad duo Ispíní na hÉireann have always taken a unique tack when it comes to self-promotion. The Dublin-based pair,...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: March/2023
Satyam
Toronto-based tabla player Vineet Vyas has an impressive pedigree, studying with Kishan Maharaj and playing with, among others, Amjad Ali...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2023
Tales From Across the Water
Griselda Sanderson | Griselda Sanderson & Ricardo de Noronha
Multi-instrumentalist Griselda Sanderson's third instrumental album, following 2008's Harpaphonics, and 2015's Radial, offers a musical hand of friendship and connection...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2023
Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition into the Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
This compilation album features 18 tracks by nine different Peruvian cumbia amazónica bands that played the high-energy dance music emanating...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: March/2023
Street of Minarets
Described as a ‘gesture of gratitude and admiration’ from the 50-something Dhafer Youssef of today to his teenage self, this...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2023
Firelight Trio
A new trio featuring accordionist Phil Alexander (Moishe's Bagel), renowned Scottish fiddle player Gavin Marwick and Ruth Morris on the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2023
Veena Dreams
Raghunath Manet is originally from Puducherry in South India and splits his time between there and France. He is not...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2023
Pura Maldad
Amsterdam-based tropical psych merchants Lola's Dice deliver a brain-bending blend of synth-infused cumbia, merengue, dub and fuzzy funk on this...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: March/2023
