Reviews
Misneach
Tau & the Drones of Praise are led by Seán Mulrooney, and misneach is an old Irish and Scottish Gaelic...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2023
Songs of Horaman
It’s hard to believe Mohammad Mostafa Heydarian was only 17 when he recorded this debut album in 2019. For sure,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: January/February/2023
Kambek (I Lilikun Mulai)
George Mamua Telek MBE has long been a music legend in Papua New Guinea. His fame stems from his time...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2023
Flight Paths
Siskin Quartet are a melding together of two remarkable duos. English-born fiddler Bridget Marsden and accordionist Leif Ottosson – outstanding...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2023
El Bueno y el Malo
Swiss-Ecuadorian guitar duo Hermanos Gutiérrez make their intentions clear from the first twang of heavily-reverbed guitar. Sitting somewhere between Tarantino...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: January/February/2023
Le Solas Faoithine
It’s been a wait for a follow-up to Jack Warnock’s debut EP in 2013. A decade on, the County Derry-born...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/February/2023
MusicAlly
If you can get past the absolutely dreadful title, this album does contain some nice moments. Ertuğrul Erhan, on violin,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/February/2023
Ukubonga
Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka
It was astonishing how quickly the resistance music of the townships – The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, as it was memorably...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
Yoruba Odyssey
In recent years Nigerian music has become synonymous with the globalised Afrobeats of the likes of Burna Boy and Wizkid....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
