Reviews
Sounds of Refuge
John Falsetto & Mohamed Sarrar
John Falsetto and Mohamed Sarrar met as fellow actors in award-winning play The Jungle, which tells the stories of residents...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Shorelines
Emilyn Stam & Filippo Gambetta
Even from just the first few notes of ‘Sunflower Delight’, the opening track on this confident album, it is clear...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Aguas
Pitched somewhere between ambient, jazz and Latin lounge, this collaborative album works quietly and slowly, pianist Omar Sosa building spacious...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Rewa
Tania Giannouli, Rob Thorne & Steve Garden
Having met just a day before this recording was made, Greek pianist Tania Giannouli and taonga pūoro (traditional Maori instruments)...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2019
Big Brothers
Veteran Jamaican roots singer Winston McAnuff and French accordionist Fixi collaborate again here on a long-awaited second album; McAnuff used...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Stringhenge
An extremely talented classical guitarist, Richard Durrant wears his considerable talents lightly aross this 22-track double CD. Containing a charming...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Brødløs
Brødløs is the third solo album by the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Geir Sundstøl. His main instrument is the pedal steel guitar...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Cubafrobeat
Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi
Lokkhi Terra are one of London's most authentic groups. They are a Latin-flavoured collective whose keyboard player and bandleader Kishon...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Starfall
Dublin-based string trio Slow Moving Clouds hit the mark with their 2015 debut, Os, a melding of delicate, warm melodies,...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
