Reviews
Kijombo
One might start by pointing out that the musicianship on this recording, the second from this joint Dominican and New...
Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: April/2020
Nara
Senem Diyici has a long career making music, having started recording her songs in 1969, before going on to develop...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: April/2023
Water of Tyne
Magnetic North East is a new organisation dedicated to promoting the music, culture, art and heritage – the identity, then...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Fingertip Carnival
Wu Man is a remarkable lady. The best-known exponent of the pipa, the pear-shaped Chinese lute, she has used the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Between the Shadow and the Soul
Violinist Anna Phoebe is a rock and commercial music veteran best known as a member of progressive rock outfit Trans-Siberian...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Call of the Blues
After meeting at a festival in Mumbai in 2013, the British guitarist Michael Messer and Manish Pingle, who plays the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2016
From Granmaw and Me
These are the last recordings that the American singer and banjo player Hedy West ever made before she died in...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2018
Tribute to Austin Pitre
This Cajun jam session was recorded in 1999 at an outdoor venue in Opelousas, Louisiana and features the members of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2023
Mambo Noir Trio
More noir than mambo, this curiosity instantly casts the listener upon gentle but foreboding waves of Scandi piano jazz. Since...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2019
Reise
If further proof were needed that some of the best new music inspired by tradition is currently coming out of...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2013
