Reviews
A Föld Hátán, S Az Ég Alatt (Székelyföldi Népzene Az Elmúlt 120 Évből)
Marianna Nyitrai, Zoltán Juhász, Üsztürü Band
Zoltán Juhász, an ethnomusicologist and a renowned bagpipe, whistle and flute player joined Marianna Nyitrai, a famous folk singer, activist...
Reviewed by Agnieszka Ujma in issue: March/2019
I Love You Inna
Hailing from Gao in northern Mali, Konaté's roots are steeped in the desert blues of the Songhai people. But the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2019
Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes
Traditional themes of family, community and social justice dominate the debut album by Sam Gleaves and Tyler Hughes, two young...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2017
Taverne, Café Amán e Tekés
Orchestra Bailam have been around since 1989, with a respectable backlist discography still available. The core group of five guys...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Iquitos – Amazonía – Perú
Through the 1970s Raul Llerena (aka Ranil) took his band up and down the Amazon from their base in Iquitos,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2020
Ancient Lights
Uniting of Opposites is a trio that have pursued radically different musical trajectories. Bassist Ben Hazleton cut his teeth on...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2018
The World Turned Upside Down: Rosselsongs 1960¬2010
Here are 73 songs lasting almost five hours, written over half a century. This is a life’s work. It’s the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Chiaroscuro
Baird Hersey & Prana with Nexus
A collaboration on many levels, this album brings the innovative instrument-building skills of Garry Kvistad, the multiphonic singing abilities of...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2016
As Catedrais Silenciadas
Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre
‘Illas de Sal’, the final track of As Catedrais Silenciadas, was built around one of the countless field recordings that...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Nomad Songs
For his 21st ECM album, Stephan Micus employs no fewer than nine instruments from different cultures, but focuses principally on...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: October/2015
