Reviews
Leaving Eden
The new release from the American acoustic trio comes with high expect¬ations, after its pre¬decessor, Genuine Negro Jig won a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2012
Gamelan of Java Volume One: Kraton Kasunanan
Not content with overseeing Felmay's series of recordings, John Noise Manis – aka the Italian composer Giovanni Sciarrino (manis is...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: July/2010
An Introduction to Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl was hugely important in the folk revival of the mid-20th century. He worked first in radical theatre, acting...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2018
World Spirituality Classics, Volume 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda
Alice Coltrane's career, following the death of her husband, the legendary John, was remarkable for its dedication to the kind...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2017
Oté Maloya: The Birth of Electric Maloya on Réunion Island 1975-1984
Now this is a compilation to be treasured. Maloya is the roots music of La Réunion, a diasporic African mix...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
Tariq
The composer Jaume Compte has explored the music of southern Europe and the Middle East with a number of different...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2015
Sonorous Present
Grammy-winning Quetzal Flores likes ‘working with talented people,’ so answered the call of this author, educator and member of Latinx...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2024
Karma Sheen
60s rock meets Hindustani sounds and Sufi lyricism in this album of bright colours and youthful euphoria. Karma Sheen is...
Reviewed by James Rorison in issue: April/2025
Life & Time
Two Grammy-winning songwriters – one a former NFL footballer, Mike Reid, whose heavily grained voice carries these songs, and the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2025
vipérine
This delightfully strange set comes from US-born Marseille resident Turner Williams Jr., a string player from the Alabama surrealist scene...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2026
