Reviews
Ancestors Call
These extremely well recorded new versions of songs familiar to Tuvan throat singing fans (mainly from 1994's The Orphan's Lament...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
From the Kasbah/Tunis to Tahrir Square/Cairo & Back
It was, so they say, a very musical revolution. How could it have been anything else? Even under the most...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Traditional Songs and Dances From Colombia
Like field research in an anthropological journal, the album Traditional Songs and Dances From Colombia often comes across like a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Circle Songs
When we think of Pygmy music it is primarily the vocal gymnastics that spring to mind; usually with an organic...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Dobrila & Dorian Duo Two
Dobrila Grašeska sings traditional Macedonian songs and Dorian Jovanović provides accompaniments on oud, looping and electronics. It's a pleasant, though...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2023
sramba
Coming almost two decades since the three albums that this Brazilian percussionist made as a member of the +2's for...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
Koinonia
The brainchild of producer duo Koen De Petter & Renaldo Maria, Up High Collective have existed in various forms and...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: January/February/2024
El Fill del Llop
Although Efrén López is Spanish-born, he mostly plays various types of Turkish saz and tanbur (long-necked lutes) as well as...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2015
Deli
This second album fro m Burkinabé guitarist Victor Démé is a brave and experimental release from a man who went...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: June/2010
