Reviews
Queen City Jubilee
Seriously solid traditional bluegrass music, freshly interpreted and rendered with passion and precision for 21st-century ears; that's the formula used...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2018
Riva
Astrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company
Not content with her training as a chemical engineer, Croatian Astrid Kuljanic decided after college to follow her first passion:...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2018
Night Chants – Native American Flute
Native American flute albums are oddities in the music business. They have a faithful audience, but not in the mainstream...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: July/2018
Unzip the Horizon
Unzip the Horizon is a remarkable document for many reasons. First and foremost there is Moira Smiley's voice, which commands...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2018
Te
Samurai Accordion is an international collective of virtuoso diatonic button squeezebox players: Riccardo Tesi and Simone Bottasso from Italy; Kepa...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2018
Wesele!
Tęgie Chłopy are one of Poland's best new traditional groups, reviving the repertoire of the Kielce region in central Poland....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2018
African Scream Contest 2
It's been a decade since the release of the first African Scream Contest compilation. Much like that fascinating collection of...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2018
Ancient Lights
Uniting of Opposites is a trio that have pursued radically different musical trajectories. Bassist Ben Hazleton cut his teeth on...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2018
Canta, Violino!
The violin most associated with Brazilian music is probably the rabeca, an instrument commonly played in the folky forró music...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2018
Morose
Polished musicianship and cosy camp-fire gatherings don’t necessarily go hand in hand. Yet the sophisticated arrangements on this album take...
Reviewed by Wendy Scott in issue: July/2018
