Reviews
Sara Correia
Occasionally, a new voice reminds us that traditional fado is still very much alive and proves that the pop or...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Respeitosa Mente
Although there is no obvious trace of Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil in Respeitosa Mente, it is hard to imagine...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Sempre
It's no wonder that Katia Guerreiro, looking for a new direction in her career, chose to work with José Mário...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Félix Lajkó & Vołosi
The opening of this album sounds like you've stumbled into an astonishing cadenza in the middle of a violin concerto....
Reviewed in issue November/2019
Echo
Ben Walker is hailed as one of the world's finest acoustic guitarists, for the half dozen brilliant albums he made...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Metamodal
Lyra, piano, bass and drums – given that line-up, one might expect the Greek instrument, played here by the virtuoso...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Créateur de la Valse Musette et de la Java
It's not often a cynical old music hack gets to dust off epithets like heart-warming, but this pair of records...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
An Introduction to Nic Jones
Topic Records, 80 this year, asked Nic Jones to compile a selection of his work to add to their An...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Rajatila/Borderline
The Finnish a capella quartet Tuuletar made quite an impression with their first album Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal in 2016...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
The Lines We Draw Together
The Sheffield fiddler, banjoist and songwriter taps into the rich new vein of folk music with theatre, historical memoir, poetry...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
