Reviews
Dans fra Dalstrøka
By their own admission, the music of Norwegian sextet Hornorkesteret is hard to describe, and the line-up does little to...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2025
Armageddon in a Sunny Dress
According to Sunny War, the music on Armageddon in a Sunny Dress, her follow-up to 2023’s Anarchist Gospel, partly stems...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2025
Dharma Records
When do original songs enter into the folk process, shedding that singular point of origin for the rough and tumble...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2025
Come Tenderness
This newly mastered compilation from the Australian Dead Can Dance co-founder showcases her distinctive artistry. Known for her film compositions,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2025
Vive L’Amour
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble are an unusual and intriguing project that started back in 2009 when Finnish guitarist Janne Halonen travelled to...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2025
A.O.E.I.U (An Ordinary Exercise in Unity)
Florence Adooni is a singer born to the Frafra people of northeast Ghana. She grew up performing in church choirs...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2025
Niebla
From Medellín to Montréal… Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Alexander Betancur moved from his native Colombia to Canada in 2005. Since then,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2025
Hinterland
Hinterland – a region beyond what is visible or known – comes with freights of psychological scree, and this striking...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2025
Faka Mulilo
As a boy in the late 90s growing up in the village of Kolomwe in Zambia, Waina Kolomwe was given...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2025
Loudon Live in London
An excellent overview of the six-decade-long career of one of America’s preeminent (and funniest) troubadours. Recorded during a three-night stand...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2025
