Reviews
dragonchild
As leader for US group Debo Band, DA Mekonnen mined his ancestral heritage to deliver a spirited and tasteful update...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: June/2023
Landscape Traces: New Music For Khaen, Vol Two
The khaen is a bamboo free-reed mouth organ played by ethnic Laotians in Laos and Northeast Thailand. Performed solo, or...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: June/2023
Peggy's Dream
Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble
Lovers of The Gloaming will be expecting the best from Clare fiddler extraordinaire Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2023
Errante
This singer-songwriter (and author) was keen to make her 13th album ‘a real band album’ after the experience of recording...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
Moacir de Todos Os Santos
Letieres Leite & Orkestra Rumpilezz
In his liner notes, Gilberto Gil calls this album ‘a work of great magnitude.’ Rich in musical history, but tinged...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Dance Music in the Digital Age 1983-1996 (Vol Two)
By the 1980s Ghana's once vibrant highlife scene was in decline along with the country's economy, and many of the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023
A Beginner's Guide to Sublime Frequencies Vol One & Two
Curated by Tim Smolens and Chris Bogen of experimental international outfit High Castle Teleorkestra, this rake through Sublime Frequencies’ esoteric...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: June/2023
The Stradgrass Sessions
Kentucky-born, classically trained violinist Tessa Lark's latest album is packed with some of the finest chambergrass music human ears are...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2023
