Reviews
Time Does Not Exist for Light
One shouldn’t have to begin by pointing out that sitar player Josh Feinberg is American, but non-Indian sitarists of this...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2020
Até Pensei que Fosse Minha
There is one piece of advice that everyone should follow: never meet your heroes. Fortunately, António Zambujo ignored that and...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2017
Ntoto
Born to Congolese parents, Lilas Lafleur grew up in Paris and as a teenager sang on several albums by her...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
Basta!
Southern Italian trance, anyone? If you’ve had enough of the same old sounds, try Basta! (pun intended). Giuliano Gabriele is...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
New Moon
This is a very smooth bit of music-making from Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy, accompanied by Damon Banks on bass and...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2024
Bebop Havana
Belinda Guerra y Su Cuban Jazz Ensemble
On ‘Afroancestros’, the longest and loosest track on this distinguished debut, the young Cuban bandleader shines on both alto sax...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026
Jogkauns
Jasdeep is perhaps the leading British sitarist under 40. Surprisingly, this is only his second album, three years after his...
Reviewed by Oliver Craske in issue: January/2026
Latin Perspective
Ahmed Dickinson & The Santiago Quartet
A government-owned bar named Yellow Submarine has recently opened in Havana. Its Beatles-themed interior – porthole windows, blue-and-yellow interior, Beatles...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Fandango: Provença Sessions
Kepa Junkera & the Melonious Quartet
Everything is suddenly alright with the world when an album comes along and blows your mind: especially when it's from...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2012
Officium Novum
Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
In 1993 The Hilliard Ensemble released an album of early music polyphony with Jan Garbarek improvisi ng a saxophone line...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
