Reviews
Natural Selection
Klezmer tunes, the spirit of the Balkans' Roma musicians and Celtic influences from Ireland and Scotland all find their launching...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2019
Rendhagyo Primastalalkozo
In Hungarian, primás usually refers to the lead fiddler of a band, but other instrumentalists, such as the cimbalom player,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2010
Kulture Noir
She sings beautifully. She writes and composes. She speaks out against injustice. She makes her own out-there clothing. If ever...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Pyhä Veri Vuotaa
The early morning mist rolls in across the water and pulls you into a hidden landscape; it’s enticing, haunting, mesmerising,...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: April/2022
The Devil & the Diamond
Back with a pared-down sound and a Buddhist-inspired spiritual bent, Brooklyn fusionists Matuto have ditched the surf guitar that marked...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2013
God is Not a Terrorist
Produced by Ian Brennan, the US music enthusiast whose wanderings have brought us the Malawi Mouse Boys and other treasures,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2019
Cumulus Spores
Masters of reimagined improvised music, Ana Kravanja and Samo Kutin might be better known for their excellent work as Širom...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: July/2020
Fin'amor
In Fin'amor, Lamia Bedioui and Solis Barki are conduits for a great many musical styles, traversing both time and place....
Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: March/2020
No Visa Required
Lokkhi Terra is the recording name of Bangladeshi-Londoner Kishon Khan – a pianist who has played with the likes of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
