Reviews
Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders
While the large-scale human suffering at the Partition of India (1947) is very well documented, very few people are aware...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Mbira Korositina
Chartwell Dutiro & Mike Parnell
Chartwell Dutiro is a well-known mbira (thumb piano) player, a former member of Thomas Mapfumo's group, and a teacher of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Incoming!
Riot Jazz Brass Band are one of the UK's foremost new brass bands. Taking the template of the pit bands...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2015
Project Locrea
The American capital is a hub, where many great musicians from all corners of the world for years have put...
Reviewed by Torben Holleufer in issue: July/2022
Head Canon
This is a very strong debut from an accomplished folk voice. Ashworth has toured with Chris Wood, with whom parallels...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2019
Highland Strands
Highland Strands is a rare beast; an atmospheric recording that captures something of the spirit of the very best pub...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
That's It!
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derive their name, as you might expect, from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue that...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2014
João
Bebel Gilberto's childhood was seemingly orchestrated by her illustrious father's “playing and playing and playing.” Because she was always her...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
Arise
Jamaican vocal trio The Abyssinians became legends with their seminal 1976 album Satta Massagana, which made an Afrocentric statement via...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2016
Spanglish
Not to be confused with the rockabilly outfit from Antwerp, this particular raucous colony of Baboons has been a fixture...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2016
