Reviews
The Kankobela of the Batonga Vol 1
Once fishermen and farmers on the rich alluvial banks of the Zambezi, the Batonga were driven at gun¬point from their...
Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: March/2010
Jaipur to Cairo
Cuatro Puntos Resident Musicians
Using traditional music as the medium to compose Western classical music, Jaipur to Cairo is a collection of works by...
Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: October/2019
Tentation
Temptation has rarely sounded this exuberant. Inspired by the biblical theme of the temptation of Saint Anthony, the Yves Lambert...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: November/2018
The Wax Cylinder Recordings
The reign of the wax cylinder was very short – a mere 20 years around the turn of the last...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: June/2017
Xana
Having fun seems to be the main driving force behind Terryazoome. Whether this makes for a satisfying musical experience, however,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2013
Two Fine Days
Lyrically original songs and delicate instrumentals mix and merge on Two Fine Days, from young duo Jack McNeill and Charlie...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012
Folk Process
When do original songs enter into the folk process, shedding that singular point of origin for the rough and tumble...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2025
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues
Majid Bekkas with Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake
Gimbri and oud player Bekkas, guitarist Lê and drummer Drake: each has an extensive CV of collaboration through and between...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/2025
Taiga Trans
Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, the eight-piece collective Fauna offer up a colourful tapestry of sounds in which Eastern instruments and...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: May/2026
We Have Waited Too Long
At the height of apartheid in 1983, Darius Brubeck, son of the legendary jazz giant Dave Brubeck and an accomplished...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2024
