Reviews
Afterlife
Aussie saxophonist Matt Keegan has spearheaded an extraordinary fusion on Afterlife, combining Indian folk voice and verse with buoyant baritone...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2022
Freedom of Movement
A mere 40 seconds into this Brazilian/English artist's debut solo album and you'll be won over. That first track, ‘Capoeira...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2017
Set Me Free
Keyna Wilkins & Jalal Mahamede
Last year from his detention cell in Brisbane, Ahwazi Arab refugee poet-artist Jalal Mahamede recited his poems via Zoom while...
Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: May/2022
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic India
This eclectic collection features established giants such as Asha Bhosle alongside relative unknowns. Opening with a 70s Bollywood number by...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: Apr/May/2015
Hatching Hares
A one-time member of early music-cum-folk ensembles Wilde Roses and the Mediaeval Baebes, Tam is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist with a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2022
Sobre Crianças, Quadris, Pesadelos e Lições de Casa…
Though Criolo has stolen the limelight as the voice of those living on Brazil's periphery, Emicida's career has followed a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2016
Ascending
Amira Medunjanin & TrondheimSolistene
It's been 15 years since the exquisite Bosnian vocalist Amira first recorded on Mostar Sevdah Reunion's A Secret Gate and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2019
Amber Sands
An Ireland-based, Austrian-born fiddle player and composer, Schwab's solo debut comes after globe-hopping collaborations with the likes of Austrian string...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2014
Falling Out of Time
Since the Silkroad Ensemble was established by Yo-Yo Ma 20 years ago, its ever- shifting ensemble have created a global...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
