Reviews
Officium Novum
Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
In 1993 The Hilliard Ensemble released an album of early music polyphony with Jan Garbarek improvisi ng a saxophone line...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Red Earth Dub
The Red Earth Collective featuring Soothsayers Horns
Spinning the latest release from Red Earth Records is like embarking upon a dub-wise merry-go-round; Red Earth Dub bubbles and...
Reviewed by Lucy Wilson in issue: March/2010
North India
This re-release is a recording of the first concert given by the now-forgotten sitar maestro Pramod Kumar. Trained in tabla,...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2017
Blue Tsapiky
Claude Teta is a guitarist and vocalist from Madagascar and here he is joined by a singer called Kirasoa, who...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Central African Republic: Gbáyá Music – Thinking Songs
The Gbáyá are one of the largest ethnic groups in an area spanning the border of the Central African Republic...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2019
Lusafrica 30th Anniversary Album
The 30th anniversary of Lusafrica is certainly cause for celebration. Having exposed the world to musical giants such as Cesaria...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Journeys
Brian Molley Quartet & The Asin Langa Ensemble
This record deepens the engagement of Scottish saxophonist Molley with Indian music. On 2022’s Intercontinental, Molley’s focus was on Tamil...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2025
Devla Devla
Dikanda are a superb Balkan and Gypsy band from Poland who have been active more than 20 years, since winning...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2019
Ked’ Vojačik Narukoval
I love the design of this album. With its distressed sleeve and retro typography, it looks like something I might...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2019
Lebanon Elevator
Kamel Nitrate are to all intents and purposes a fusion band, mixing funk, trip-hop and Arab drum styles. Unfortunately, the...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: April/2018
