Reviews
Wayfinder
This recording from Canada-based sitarist Mohamed Assani successfully combines the melodic sophistication of the Hindustani tradition with a more contemporary...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
ASAP Inşallah
For the past dozen years, the electronic music duo Zuzu Zakaria & Tatu Metsätähti have intrigued with their raw blend...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: June/2023
Cuba: Son, Bolero, Son-Cruzado & Bolero-Son
This particular familia hail from in and around Cuba's first capital, Santiago, in the Oriente region. Their mixed-race ancestry includes...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2017
Beyond Addis: Contemporary Jazz & Funk Inspired by Ethiopian Sounds from the 70s
Many contemporary groups trying to recreate the sounds of 70s Africa are disappointing – particularly in the styles of jazz...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2014
Lekhfa
Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh
Maryam Saleh and Tamer Abu Ghazaleh's musical alliance does not come as a surprise – not only because they are...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Strata
It’s been two years since the Scottish singer Siobhan Miller released her first solo album, Flight of Time. By then...
Reviewed by David Forsdike in issue: May/2017
Do Coração
Last year, we praised Sara Correia’s first adult album (she had released a previous one in her adolescence) as a...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2020
Tangos... & Something More
How to revivify tango? It's been a pressing question ever since Astor Piazzolla's death in 1992. Grupo Encuentros, established by...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2020
