Reviews

Vana

Ross Ainslie

Originally a piper, on this, the sequel to his 2017 album, Sanctuary, the Treacherous Orchestra’s Ross Ainslie again flexes his...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Mirla

Monte

Nature has often been an inspiration for Bomba Estéreo, a handful of tracks from their albums Elegancia Tropical and Amanecer...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Y Su Descarga Internacional

Bosq

US producer Bosq has been making tropical bass since the early 2010s, regularly working with musicians from Africa and the...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Rewilding

Richard Durrant

Listening to the third solo album from composer and guitarist Richard Durrant invites in a gentle English pastoral scene. Tours...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Providence

Katy Carr

Katy Carr is an unusual and original singer- songwriter. She is fascinated by history, has a giftfor strong, upbeat melodies,...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

OPE

Riddim Doctors

Since moving to the US more than 30 years ago, percussionist Sikiru Adepoju has played his talking drums with the...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Quest Ensemble: The Other Side

This stunning sophomore release from London-based Quest Ensemble is a thing of beauty and brilliance, artfully embodying, as it does,...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

A Casual Invocation

Cunning Folk

George Hoyle, aka Cunning Folk, is a folklorist, storyteller, folk artist, magical ritualist, a former member of Gay Dad, Circulus,...

Reviewed in issue December/2020

Abrazo

Vincent Peirani

Warm, tango-inspired runnings from the Paris-based duo of accordionist Vincent Peirani and soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien, whose palpable rapport has...

Reviewed in issue December/2020

Zan

Liraz

Iranian Jewish artist Liraz is a big star in Israel, where her family have been based since the 1970s, and...

Reviewed in issue December/2020