Reviews
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
A Number of Work
Cooper and Toller are a folk duo based in the Bristol area. Their debut album, A Number of Work, brings...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2023
Revolt for Change
After his 2021 Top of the World album Diversity, Ebo Krdum has followed up with two albums for the royalty-free...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2023
Basa Ahaide
Basa Ahaide, the debut release from French quartet Haratago, is a tough one to pigeonhole. The project of Basque musician...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2023
Abri Cyclonique
For the last five decades, Polobi, from Guadeloupe has been drumming and singing gwo ka music in the Caribbean island's...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: April/2023
Anskoonamakew slii Shansoon
It's not often that music recorded a few weeks ago evokes a vivid atmosphere of many centuries past. Andrea Menard's...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: April/2023
Fireside Stories
Fireside Stories is an album that could break your heart. First and foremost, it's astonishingly beautiful. With expertly finger-picked guitar,...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2023
Being
After 2016's The Traveller, Baaba Maal wasn’t sure if he would ever make another solo album. He concentrated on his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2023
The Best Of
When he was just 19 years old, John McCusker gave up his place studying the violin at the Royal Scottish...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2023
Wayo
On the opening title-track of Benjamin's third album, the guitar riffs explode like Led Zeppelin and the drums detonate like...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2023
