Reviews
Island Catch
This is the second full-length release from Taiwanese pipa player Yufeng and American singer and acoustic guitarist Chen, and the...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: April/2021
Around the Crocodile Pond
Ba Balance are Danish blues-rock guitarist Preben Carlsen and West African percussionist Sal Dibba, and the title of this hard-rocking...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2021
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Crossover
A mainstay of the Australian indigenous music scene over the last 20 years, singer Emma Donovan grew up in a...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: April/2021
La Grande Folie
It's been a long time coming – since school days, one could say – and the speakers positively burst with...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2021
A Pocket Full of Acorns
For existing fans, Ninebarrow's fourth album will not disappoint; the harmonious vocals are present and correct, as are the considered...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2021
Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo d'Água
On her second album Bahian Luedji Luna has brought on Kenya's Kato Change as producer, shifting from the dreamy soundscapes...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2021
The Music of the Gypsy Lăutari of Bucharest
The Inédit label comes out of the Maison des Cultures du Monde in Paris and showcases high-quality traditional music. No...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2021
Kiriki Club
A Birmingham-based sextet with backgrounds as various as clowning, dance, theatre and live art (hence a name inspired by Les...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2021
Levantine Rhapsody
Having spent the last 15 years collaborating on various international projects, Turkish-born Başar describes her first solo release as an...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2021
