Reviews
Bali 1928 I: Gamelan Gong Kebyar
Claude Debussy–one of the first Western composers to hear and be influenced by gamelan — titled one of his piano...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Night Off
Night Off, the debut album from Glasgow-based County Durham folk musician Luc McNally, is a highly accomplished affair. Having built...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Sempre
It's no wonder that Katia Guerreiro, looking for a new direction in her career, chose to work with José Mário...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2019
Magic Spirit Quartet
As one of the leaders of the Gnawa revival and its incursions into fusion, Majid Bekkas has stressed the importance...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2020
Like a Bird or Spirit, Not a Face
You take the world's foremost female throat-singer and the rhythm section from Tinariwen, put them in the studio with Grammy-winning...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2016
Esquina de São Paulo
Latin Grammy-nominated classical guitarist João Luiz and composer and mandolin player Danilo Brito have shared a friendship for nearly 20...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: May/2022
Sin Limite
El Travieso is the nom de plume of one Candido Fabre Martinez. He's the son of Candido Fabre Sr, who...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2015
A Viagem Das Horas
This is a reissue of music from a reclusive Brazilian musician who was long assumed dead or ‘disappeared’ by the...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: July/2021
Forty Martyrs: Armenian Chants From Aleppo
Last year Jason Hamacher, a punk drummer from Washington DC, released NAWA: Ancient Sufi Invocations & Forgotten Songs from Aleppo,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Spyglass & The Herringbone
In the traditional song ‘John Blunt,’ a couple retire to bed then remember they’ve forgotten to lock their door. They...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2015
