Reviews
Angathin
This is another great disc, possibly their best yet, from the Cypriot trio Monsieur Doumani. They push the musical boat...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2018
twelvemonth and a day
Based in Columbus, Georgia, this sextet boasts three professors, a music academy director, doctoral candidate and orchestra executive in its...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2022
12 Bombazos Bailables
Considering the sheer amount of quality music that came out of Colombia from the 50s through to the 70s, highlighted...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2020
Mean Old World
A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gordie Tentrees was raised on a farm in an environment described in his bio...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2021
Los Miticos del Ritmo
British producer Will ‘Quantic’ Holland’s love for Colombia grows ever deeper with Los Miticos del Ritmo, his new instrumental cumbia...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Rebel Tumbao
Veteran New York percussionist José Claussell has teamed up with keyboardist Matt Jenson to spearhead a 12-piece band, with Toussaint...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2015
L’Ultime Concert
Astor Piazzolla with Manos Hadjidakis and the Orchestre Athénien des Couleurs
Originally released in 1996 (as Bandoneón Sinfónico), this ‘last concert’ album is now appearing, according to the French-only album notes,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Chants of India
Ravi Shankar | Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan
HariSongs is a new label set up to re-release some of the music in the family archive of the late...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Round #1
Boxing Banjo's debut on disc arrives trailing competition glory for the County Mayo quartet, who together have amassed more than...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2018
Kiriké
Over his long career, Kassé Mady Diabaté has been part of the fusion projects Songhai and AfroCubism, he has sung...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
