Reviews
Kauai: The Arch of Heaven
Legendary American bassist and producer Bill Laswell is certainly no stranger to cross-cultural world music projects. His formidable production and...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2015
Saudade
Saudade is the debut album from Brazilian classical guitarist Plínio Fernandes. A love letter to the songs Fernandes grew up...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: November/2022
Sissala Goddess
The music formerly known as ‘world’ is in need of new stars, and in Wiyaala it may have found one....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2019
Listen All Around: The Golden Age of Central and East African Music
If it ain't exquisite, it ain't Dust to Digital. The record label is well known for its high-quality compilations of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Under the Lilac Sky
Arushi Jain is an Indian-born, classically-trained Hindustani singer. She is also a Brooklyn-based modular synthesizer enthusiast. Using these two powerful...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2021
Nothing Can Bring Back the Hour
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker recently performed their new album in full in London, with a chamber ensemble and guests...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Salida de Emergencia
Women have always been central to tango – as whores, drunks, Oedipal mothers, girlfriends and social climbers. On the performing...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2012
Rûwâhîne
Perched somewhere between the industrial-noise soundscapes of Throbbing Gristle, grungy club beats and a fairly obscure Saharan healing ritual of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2017
East Pakistan Sky
Following releases on Glitterbeat Records in 2019 and 2020, here is another outstanding recording from the Pakistani master surti singer...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: January/February/2022
