Reviews
ARC
Although this is only McGoldrick's fifth solo album in 22 years and his first since 2010, the genial Manchester-based flute,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2018
Golpes y Flores
Eliana Cuevas has a superb voice – her timbre is polished, her manner effortless, her enunciation packing something of the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2018
Tradition
When it comes to dub, South London's Soothsayers are renowned for their take on the form. The collective's live show...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2018
Life is Good on the Open Road
After a four-year hiatus, Trampled by Turtles return with a highly anticipated new album, a release that captures and refines...
Reviewed by Amy Hollinrake-Tune in issue: July/2018
Avant l’Orage
Mesmeric repetition dominates and elevates; this is a real trip of tracks saturated with ancient throwback sounds and tunes which...
Reviewed by Wendy Scott in issue: July/2018
One Sky
After escaping the Iraq-Iran war in the 1990s, the oud (lute) player Rahim AlHaj moved to the US; Letters From...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: July/2018
Bykerumba
Now in their 22nd year, Newcastle-upon-Tyne's The Baghdaddies are the elder statesmen of the UK's Balkan fusion scene. In contrast...
Reviewed by Tom Wagner in issue: July/2018
Nuun
Albaitil Ashwai's members, who include Qais Raja (vocals and guitar), Feras Arrabi (lead guitar) and Qased Ihsan (accordion), have collaborated...
Reviewed by Marwan Shamiyeh in issue: July/2018
‘Live’ in Foix
Tcha Limberger Trio with Mozes Rosenberg
Tcha Limberger is a super-skilled and versatile violinist, who plays in a number of different genres. Sometimes it's Transylvanian folk,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2018
White Light: The Space Between
O/Modernt, which translates as ‘unmodern’, is the conceptual brainchild of British-born violinist Hugo Ticciati. On White Light: The Space Between,...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: July/2018
