Reviews

4:00 AM

Delgres

France-born and raised Pascal Danaë was in his 30s when he first visited Guadeloupe, the birth country of his parents;...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2021

Me Quité

Héctor Valentín

A gem for Cuban music lovers: a new album from seasoned singer Héctor Valentín, lead vocalist for some of the...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2021

Hunger of the Skin

Brian Finnegan

Hunger of the Skin finds Flook flautist Brian Finnegan putting COVID-19 lockdown purdah to scintillating use with a firing-on-all-cylinders set....

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2021

Visangati

Utsav Lal

Visangati, the name of this album, apparently means ‘Anomaly’ in Sanskrit and Hindi – in other words a deviation from...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2021

Motyle

Tara Fuki

The duo Tara Fuki have been going for 20 years and, having seen them in action, that's something worth celebrating....

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2021

Newcomer

Gráinne Brady

As a young Gráinne Brady was learning the fiddle from her dad in County Cavan, she was also enraptured by...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2021

Binga

Samba Touré

Having started his career as a protégé of Ali Farka Touré in 1997, Samba Touré is now a firmly established...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2021

Lila

Innov Gnawa

Gnawa in Manhattan? Grammy–nominated Innov Gnawa are just that, four Gnawi led by Fes-born maalem Hassan Ben Jaafer, with Samir...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2021

I've Forgotten Now Who I Used to Be

Witch Camp

The producer Ian Brennan has for some years been on a mission to give a platform to the voices of...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2021

Nieguid Duovdagat

Ánnámáret

Northern Sámi musician Ánnámáret (aka Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman) takes a dramatic leap forward with this powerful release, after two albums featuring...

Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: June/2021