Reviews
Origins
Bandleader (although he prefers the title ‘Ethio Musicologist’) Teferi Assefa, from Addis Ababa, earned his Masters degree in Jazz Drumming...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: January/February/2024
Beehive
Now here’s a real oddity. Jono Heyes is a New Zealander who apparently lives in a gypsy wagon on the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2024
Bleu bleu
There’s a post-COVID movement in Québécois folk music in which artists once known for their traditional roots have moved more...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: August/2024
Believer
Three albums in and it feels like Blue Cactus, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, have finally found themselves. In truth,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater Johnson in issue: June/2025
La Noche
Radio Tarifa were one of the great Spanish bands of the 90s, their blend of Spanish, North African and medieval...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2026
La Maravilla
It’s a long way from Archway in North London to Santiago de Cuba, but Son Yambu – who take their...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
The Three Forges
The Three Forges is further evidence that gamelan is on its way to being a global music, a set of...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: December/2015
Faran
Faran is an Israeli instrumental group playing their own compositions on traditional Middle Eastern instruments, including oud (lute), kamancheh (spike...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2014
Arv og Slarv
Norway's Tone Prize is a prestigious award for young singers. It was won two years ago by the 18-year-old Mari...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/2017
