Reviews
Master Tsar: The Art of the Qin
This double album of qin (classical Chinese zither) music is a tribute to traditional qin virtuoso Tsar Teh-yun from Hong...
Reviewed by Frank Kouwenhoven in issue: March/2015
Lift Up!
Mighty Soul Brass Band, are on first listen, another band in the great New Orleans marching band tradition. Yet a...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2015
Jazz Tango
A member of Astor Piazzolla's last quintet, Buenos Aires-born pianist Pablo Ziegler shared the innovator's liking for both classical and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
The Dawning
Founding member of folk group Assynt, fiddler and composer Graham Mackenzie follows his 2016 solo debut Crossing Borders with a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2023
Home
Here’s an interesting oddity. A group of African musicians sing in a makeshift studio on the banks of Lake Malawi,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2022
Medicine
To get the full therapeutic benefit of Orchestra Gold's Medicine; it's best to play it loud. That way you experience...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2023
Rodrigo & Gabriela & C.U.B.A — Area 52
Happy Rod and Gab fans! Area 52 is more of the same – despite all the Cuban music it features,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012
Vangasay
A vangasay is a Type of mandarin orange from Madagascar and Vietnam, popular in the islands across the Indian Ocean...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020
Marrabenta Music From Mozambique
It is an unfortunate fact that many of Mozambique’s best musicians live abroad. There are few recording opportunities in the...
Reviewed by Tom Bullough in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
