Reviews
Temple of the New Sun
This is a collection of songs originally released on cassette in the 80s; it's intriguing trying to imagine what the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2021
Klezmer from the New World
This is a clarinet and accordion duo, Susi Evans being one of the best klezmer clarinettists of our day, playing...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2021
Poems from Szék
The Transylvanian village of Szék occupies an important place in the Hungarian folk tradition. It’s situated in Romania, but the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/September/2022
Andy Cutting
Andy Cutting is a great musician, known best for his work with other people. His melodeon (squeezebox) playing was crucial...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Malandras del Tango
For contemporary tango bands, there's always a temptation to play Piazzolla repertoire with a few old classics thrown in. Tango...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2012
Fandango at the Wall in New York
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Mexican-American composer, pianist and activist Arturo O’Farrill says it’s his mission to ‘unite people through the power of profoundly moving...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/February/2023
Eboni Band
In 1981, Motown producer Art Stewart travelled to Abidjan to scope out the possibility of a series of African-American collaborations...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2021
Inland Sea
I was first drawn to the music of Stephan Micus by his piece written for 56 flowerpots in the 1980s....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2017
Coda: A Concluding Event
The male a capella trio bring their close-harmonies and politically engaged and socially conscious music-making to a close with Coda....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
