Reviews
Les Voies du Monde
This group of French avant-garde jazz improvisers are not always an easy listen, but there are rewards to be had...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: April/2018
2017
Born near Gao in northern Mali, Gobi certainly has an arresting voice. Her high-pitched, nasal timbre slices mercilessly through the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Essentially Invisible to the Eye
I can't remember ever seeing Karen Tweed's [pictured right] name alone. It has always been Karen Tweed and Ian Carr...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2012
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Samba
Yet another compilation of new Brazilian music, this time from self-confessed ‘hoary compiler’ John Armstrong, who concedes the psychedelic samba...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: November/2015
Metta
Damian Helliwell, better known as a member of Gaelic Dàimh, has launched his new project, Metta, in collaboration with a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Sin Limite
El Travieso is the nom de plume of one Candido Fabre Martinez. He's the son of Candido Fabre Sr, who...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2015
Lunar
This double CD is a fascinating mix. The legendary lyra player Ross Daly and his student, the equally brilliant musician...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2018
La Madrugá
This new album from Yasser Tejeda comprises a slick and very enjoyable collection of nine tracks merging two distinct traits...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: August/September/2023
