Reviews
Traditional Singing from Dublin
Macdara Yeates has played no small part in platforming a new generation of Irish folk singers via his stewardship of...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2024
Milton + esperanza
Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding
Bassist spalding first heard Nascimento at a dinner party when a friend put on Native Dancer, and that otherworldly falsetto...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: November/2024
Trumpets of Michel-Ange
Long based in France, trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf was born in Lebanon and this is a tribute to his roots and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2024
Tengo un Mustang
Enrique Roberto Tellería was a wild non-conformist in 1960s Peru which sought to sanitise foreign youth music. His rare debut...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2024
Orquesta Olivieri
The second (final) outing of Herbie Olivieri's Nuyorican outfit from 1972. Rooted in New York's salsa sound, there are vibrant...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2024
Start Close In
You would expect from The Rheingans Sisters, Rowan and Anna, the assertion of female autonomy, and ‘Devils’, their take on...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2024
J’ai Mal à Mon Folklore
Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Québécois trio De Temps Antan are back with a new raft of songs and tunes...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: November/2024
From China to Appalachia
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian
Musically, China is vast and variegated and Appalachia much smaller and more isolated. But you’ll find yourself tempted to hear...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2024
