Reviews
Culture Kin
It has been seven years since the last album from this San Francisco string quartet led by Irene Sazer (a...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: November/2019
Hush the Wild Horses
Hush the Wild Horses is an intimate, unflinching glimpse into the trials and triumphs of singer-songwriter Rachel Harrington. A former...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2019
Songs of Our Mothers
Recorded in Oxford with international zeal, this excellent release brings together folk songs traditionally sung by Afghan women, played here...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2019
The Sky is Cloudy
The group's name doesn't give much away, but the plaintive melody on the duduk that opens this album makes its...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2019
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
Through a slightly distorted vocal, reminiscent of his early Smog albums, Callahan begins Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest with a...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: November/2019
Dub to Mali: Douba (Season 3)
The French-born, Rastafari multiinstrumentalist Julien Souletie hit upon a winning formula when he launched his Dub to Mali series in...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2019
Harp Vs Harp
Edmar Castañeda & Grégoire Maret
This is a classy jazz and global fusion set, featuring virtuoso duets by two musicians from wildly different backgrounds who...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2019
Echo
Ben Walker is hailed as one of the world's finest acoustic guitarists, for the half dozen brilliant albums he made...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2019
Everything is Broke
Muito Kaballa is a multiinstrumentalist, working in Cologne. This debut album features a spread of drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, flute,...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2019
