Reviews
Buenosaurios: Leyendas de la Noche de los Tangos
Acho Estol y la Orquesta Moscas de Bar
Acho Estol is one of Argentina's leading contemporary tango lights, best known for his performances with his band La Chicana,...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Ajo Rebirth
Wura Samba (Wura meaning ‘gold’ in Yoruba) from Nigeria and his nine-piece “drumming and percussion” band return with Ajo Rebirth,...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: June/2025
Energy Islands
Originating from Orkney and taking inspiration from the renewable energy innovation of their home isles (track titles relate to their...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2022
21 Spices
Trilok Gurtu with Simon Phillips & NDR Big Band
Setting aside his wonderfully adventurous series of world music fusions, 21 Spices finds Trilok Gurtu returning to his early jazz...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2011
In Dub
Probably best known as one-half of New Zealand electronic duo Pitch Black, flame-haired producer/keyboardist Paddy Free has also twiddled the...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Rumba Argelina
When Rumba Argelina blasted the late Benjamín Escoriza and his Moorish sidemen to the fore of Spanish flamenco fusion in...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
The Butterfly
Teaming up with classical musicians has almost become a rite of passage for the accomplished traditional musician. Sometimes such collaborations...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: November/2019
Suspiro
Canzone napoletana, the world’s best-known Italian popular music, has enthralled Suonno d’Ajere (Yesterday’s Dream) – a young Neapolitan trio employing...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: May/2022
