Reviews
Japanese Taiko
Joji Hirota & The London Taiko Drummers
Taiko drumming in a live setting is a visceral and hypnotic experience: the physicality of the drums and volume of...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2017
Live in Bangalore
Performing in Bangalore in February 2012 (around ten months before his death) Ravi Shankar is on top form here, alongside...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: December/2015
Öngtupqa: Sacred Music of the Hopi Tribe
Clark Tenakhongva, Gary Stroutsos & Matthew Nelson
Öngtupqa is the Hopi name for the Grand Canyon (which translates to ‘Salt Canyon’). Musicians Clark Tenakhongva, Matthew Nelson and...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: November/2019
Africa Rekk
First, the good news. Youssou N’Dour is still in powerful, distinctive voice on his first studio album in over six...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2017
Hollowbone
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Right at the heart of this startling album comes ‘Nemesis’, a hymn to the Roman goddess of justice and retribution....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2019
Autumn Winds
It doesn’t take long to get sucked into the subtle beauty of Irish singer and song collector Niall Hanna's debut...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2018
Paspanga
On every track of this album there's a rich and strange presence in the soundscape, be it a lick, a...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: July/2012
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[Fonetiq Flowers]
One can always rely on this French outfit to lay before us a grand sonic banquet that incorporates multiple national...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2017
When the Day is on the Turn
Formed in December 2013, Edinburgh-based, Irish-Hungarian outfit Dallahan arrived on Scotland's live circuit with all cylinders firing. This is their...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2015
