Reviews
Live in San Francisco
San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, which looks as impressive as its name, is one of the closest things to...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Barefoot in Bryophyte
Mari Kvien Brunvoll & Stein Urheim with Moskus
Already a fan, I was lucky enough to see the first public outing of this project in Voss Jazz Festival...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: September/2024
Cinéma el Mundo
Many times I've taken a deep breath before beginning yet another CD review by some young global fusion band who...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2012
Full Attack, With Sudden Defences
Things gets off to a compelling start with ominous double bass, loose splashy drums, and a snatch of film noir-ish...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Bi Cinnete Bakar
While it is true that young people in Turkey are getting clued in on 70s Anatolian psych through international acts...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: June/2022
Futuro Niche
From the birthplace of salsa choke (pronounced ‘cho-que’), a mixture of urban music styles with salsa, MA Studio is one...
Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: January/February/2023
Buskers’ Ballroom
First of all, don't be put off by the cheesy cover. She’koyokh are Britain's best klezmer and Balkan music band....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Independance
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) is one of the world’s youngest nations, coming into being in 1975 upon gaining independence from...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2025
Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal
This is the debut recording of one of Finland's most dynamic new groups. The four young women who comprise Tuuletar...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2017
Fly Bird, Fly
Muzsikás are Hungary’s premier folk band and, for nearly 40 years, the leading international ambassadors of traditional Hungarian music. They...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
