Reviews
El Clan Antillano
A lurid cover, featuring decor worthy of a dream sequence from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, is not the only distinguishing...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2024
Canhoto de Pé
Since his first recordings in 2009 Thiago França has covered a remarkable variety of genres, from the Afro-jazz-punk of MetaL...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: December/2024
Whispering Sky
Tibetan musician and composer Tenzin Choegyal has been in exile from his home country since the 1970s and based in...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: December/2024
Bhangra Rangeela
Red Baraat, the Brooklyn-based South Asian brass band with a list of great albums over the years, hardly need any...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2025
Dancing Tunes
In their 1990s heyday, the Mancunian roots band combining Caribbean rhythms with traditional British folk songs were a global fixture...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2021
Baluchistan: The Instrumental Tradition
Ocora has released many fine recordings of lesser-known musical traditions and this album, featuring the instrumental tradition of Balochistan, is...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Pissourin
In their latest outing, the amazing Cypriot trio Monsieur Doumani go (more) electronic, and again produce an endlessly inventive take...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2021
Aussegrasn
A slow start doesn’t necessarily indicate a dull ride. But in the case of Fei Scho's latest offering, this theory...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: October/2016
Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979
Burkina Faso has been somewhat passed over as a musical centre when compared to its West African neigh¬bours; this latest...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Kyogokuryu-Sokyoku ‘Shinshunfu’
The latest instalment of EM Records' archive series focuses on a single piece by Japanese composer Kohei Amada (1892-1985). A...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2019
