Reviews
Royal Fado
You’ve got to hand it to Yolanda Soares for her keenness in taking fado into a new direction. She began...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2017
Island Songs
Island Songs is the latest project from BAFTA-winning Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds. It sees him travelling to seven different towns...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2017
Wandering Father, Forgotten Son
Wandering Father, Forgotten Son is a tribute to the somewhat fraught relationship between singer-songwriter Silas Lowe and his father, Roy...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2017
The Seven Suns
John McSherry's second solo outing proves to be a lyrical and lively celebration of Ireland's rich hinterland of myth and...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2017
Singles: The Definitive 45s Collection
There are still many notable gaps in the history of the mysterious composer and bandleader Sun Ra. Born in Birmingham,...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2017
The Eternal Return
Nigh on 30 years from the coining of the term, there remains a certain oddity in styling oneself a ‘world...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2017
Archivo Pittoresco
Having released albums in 1998, 2010 and now January 2017, Portuguese singer-songwriter-musician Lula Pena is by no means prolific. She...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2017
A Bit Na Ta
George Telek, David Bridie & Musicians of the Gunantuna
An ambitious cross-cultural project between Australia and Papua New Guinea, A Bit Na Ta (The Source of the Sea) focuses...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2017
