Reviews

Live on Tour

George Kahumoku Jr, Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho

A master and impresario of kī hō’alu (Hawaiian slack key guitar), George Kahumoku Jr opens this concert recording with a...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: January/February/2024

Quarterdays

Gavin Marwick

Characterised by contemporary tunes delivered with a traditional vibe, fiddler and composer Gavin Marwick’s exciting new project is a swaggering...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: January/February/2024

Kiriküüt

Rüüt

Rüüt is an Estonian quartet who recorded their first album in 2015, not to be confused with the more minimal...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2024

Aspan

Sababa 5

For their second album, Tel Aviv-based instrumental group Sababa 5 move away from the rather self-conscious pan-global hotchpotch that characterised...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: January/February/2024

Manual de Romería

Rodrigo Cuevas

For some years now, Rodrigo Cuevas has been living in a little village in Asturias, retreating from contact with big...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/February/2024

Legacy

SVER

This brilliant Norwegian/Swedish quintet are celebrating 15 years together and they continue to thrill with their take on traditional tunes...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: January/February/2024

Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories A Celebration: 60 Years

Airto Moreira & Flora Purim

These two prolific octogenarians have represented Brazilian jazz royalty for around six decades, so it’s high time for a three-CD,...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024

Music in Covid Times

VARIOUS ARTISTS

A treasure trove of North Indian classical and folk music, Music in Covid Times bagged all the most coveted categories...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/February/2024

Isolashun

Aditya Prakash

Aditya Prakash’s debut solo album with its phonetic spelling of ‘isolation’ appears to be a direct reference to the pandemic...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/February/2024

Waiting for Zion

A08

After an album and a handful of EPs, the duo Africaine 808 marks a step forward after a ten-year career...

Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: January/February/2024