Reviews
Searching
The press release which calls the second album by the Staples Jr Singers ‘long awaited’ is something of an understatement....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2024
Maidin Domhnaigh
Seamas Hyland left those rapscallions, The Mary Wallopers, last year. His first solo album, Maidin Domhnaigh (Sunday Morning) reveals his...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: August/September/2024
Väntenätter
This is a welcome second album from a trio formerly known as Eriksson/Myhr/Malmström, three musicians from Norway and Sweden who...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/September/2024
Memoria de los Cantes Flamencos – Vol 1
Part of a five-set anthology, presenting 71 different flamenco palos, this first volume covers 12 palos, some taking their inspiration...
Reviewed by Thérèse Wassily Saba in issue: August/September/2024
Sealladh
This Scottish harpist and singer was commissioned by The National Galleries of Scotland to make music and songs paired with...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2024
Ayıp Olmasın
The work of communist poet Nâzım Hikmet has served as an inspiration to Turkish musicians throughout the decades – from...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/September/2024
Night Reign
Aftab’s 2021 album Vulture Prince transcended art music obscurity to enjoy blanket broadsheet coverage. It won the Pakistani-American artist a...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: August/September/2024
Revolution Sabar
Aba Diop & The Yermande Family
The Senegalese percussionist Aba Diop is a master of the ancient sabar drum of the Wolof griots, a sound heard...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2024
