Reviews
Loïc Bléjean & Tad Sargent
The musicians of Brittany and Ireland have long held each other in high musical esteem and nowhere is this admiration...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2017
The Tinker's Dream
Although The Tinker's Dream is ostensibly a solo album, it sounds very much the product of a group. Chris Murphy,...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: April/2017
The Voice of Suka
This is a remarkable album. Maria Pomianowska is a Polish fiddle player who collaborates with musicians all over the world;...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2017
Lift
Koki Nakano with Vincent Segal
Anything that involves the French cellist and world music adventurer Vincent Segal is always worth hearing. Here, he teams up...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2017
Galanìas
Twelve years since Canti Delle Donne Sarde, the stunning debut from the female quintet who briskly defied the island's traditionally...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: April/2017
Yeni Dunya
Honed on the streets of Istanbul, the message of Light in Babylon comes out loud and clear, across time and...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: April/2017
Svod: Traditional Songs from Serbia and the Balkans
Bilja Krstic & Bistrik Orchestra
ARC Music is developing into one of the foremost record labels releasing new Balkan recordings – having issued excellent efforts...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2017
Sun Celebration
There are incredible moments on Sun Celebration. ‘Bridal Wreath Song’ is a fusion of ancient Polish folklore, Indian drones and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2017
