Finnish-French composer Sarah Palu chose to release this, her debut, as a download code hidden within a bar of vegan...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2020
German group Pulsar Trio have transplanted the emblematic instrument of Hindustani classical music – the sitar – into a northern...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2018
Andrew Tuttle & Padang Food Tigers
The world of ambient banjo is a small one. This was the joke that brought together two participants in the...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2021
John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain
John McLaughlin sparked a paradigm shift in the East-West fusion genre with his 1970s group Shakti. He is seeking another...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2020
Southwest China’s Yunnan province is home to the majority of the Hani people. Think of the terraced rice fields of...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2023
Tapi put their best feet forward on opener ‘Paigam’, with a surando (folk fiddle) sample introducing a reflective vocal refrain....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2019
Norwegian folk and Arabic maqam engage in an understated courtship on this debut record by violinist Inger Hannisdal. Bass, drums...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2022
Zorongo Blu offers an accomplished but not entirely comfortable fusion of jazz and flamenco. The group take their name from...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Melanie Eden is an Australian performance poet and musician who does not do things by halves. Notable for her unvarnished...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2021
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