Reviews
Cuba Linda
Dutch-Colombian trumpeter Maite Hontelé's tour de force of Cuban rhythms is all delivered with a hint of Colombian sabor. Since...
Reviewed by Julia Baker in issue: June/2019
Rosa
Described by some as a Portuguese Billie Holiday, jazz-trained Luísa Sobral uses her fifth release to become a kind of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
Perlas & Conchas
The incantation, ‘unidos, existimos’ (united, we exist), that opens this beguiling album suggests a pagan ritual, a mediation mantra, or...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
Apparitions
A significant change of tack from the Drystones' last album, Apparitions really showcases the multi-instrumental talents of this exciting young...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2019
Chouïa
For the past decade this multi-instrumentalist trio have pushed the boundaries of Québécois traditional music by exploring other music cultures....
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: June/2019
Safar: Les Âmes Retrouvées
The Syrian oud player and singer Waed Bouhassoun grew up in the culturally rich Jebel Druze region, just over the...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2019
Tailwind Home
Equus are an Australian group formed around the vocals and horse-head fiddle (morin huur) playing of Mongolian musician Bukhu Ganburged....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2019
Sonda
Several times All-Ireland Champion uilleann piper Richard Neylon sets his stall out as a multi-instrumentalist on his first long-player by...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2019
Tango Argentino Today
El Afronte Orquesta Típica are rising stars in the world of tango. For good reason, too: the Buenos Aires ten-piece...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: June/2019
