Reviews
Rujo
I first heard Antti Paalanen when he released Breathbox (2010). In the audience was Kimmo Pohjonen who'd had such strong...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2020
Univers-Île
One of the electronic music wizards of the southern hemisphere, Jeremy Labelle, has released Univers-Île, his second album, which is...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: November/2017
Journey of Joy
In the wake of the groundbreaking East-West duets between Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin, 50 years ago the sitar player...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
Time Ashore
Sheffield-based 20-something Kirsty Bromley began her personal musical journey singing in choirs, then played in brass bands and danced with...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2015
Deaf and Dumb Blues
Located in the Indian Ocean between Tanzania and Madagascar, the tiny Comoro islands represent one of the lesser-known outposts of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2023
El Callegüeso y su Mala Maña
Cali is known as the home of salsa in Colombia, a reputation based on the way they dance it, rather...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017
Alerta Canibal
Founders of Spain's mestizo movement, fusing salsa, rock, ska, funk, cumbia and the rhythms of Afrobeat with the attitude of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2018
Battlefield Dance Floor
This 18th studio album from Devon favourites Show of Hands treads territory their loyal fans know so well – a...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2019
