Reviews
Distant Mountains
Recorded live in concert at the Morgenland Festival in Osnabrück, Germany, Distant Mountains is an album of duets by Chinese...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2021
The Silver Sun
Although recorded in less than a single day, there is nothing rushed or hurried about Eamon O’Leary’s characteristically laid-back third...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2021
Afrique Victime
The last album by Mdou Moctar, often dubbed ‘the Hendrix of the Sahara,’ was a devastatingly deadly assault by electric...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: July/2021
Kindred Souls
Nothing should really surprise us in the global village of world music any more, but even so Adrian Freedman’s CV...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2021
Avant Folk II
This is Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli’s follow-up to 2018’s original Avant Folk album, reuniting the same ten-piece ensemble. Its four...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2021
El Curruchá
Eliana Cuevas feat Aquiles Báez
Venezuelan-Canadian singer-songwriter Eliana Cuevas has a stirring, see-through voice, perfect for communicating the nostalgia and warmth she feels for her...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2021
Mother Nature
Angélique Kidjo has a pleasing way of making every release a unique project rather than just another album. After collaborating...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2021
Lastenkerääjä
Akkajee are a Finnish band of two akkas, a term they define as a ‘head-strong woman with a decisive attitude...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: July/2021
Drömmaren
Elin Jonsson is a fiddle player from the north of Sweden making her solo debut with this new release. Growing...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2021
