Reviews
Tirana 100
Over the last half a century or so there have been many attempts to reveal ‘Europe’s unknown music,’ which usually...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: May/2021
Parachute
It's hard to pinpoint what exactly makes Trio Dhoore's music their own: what makes their art distinctive, or even identifiably...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: December/2015
Tous les Parfums
Solia (Sun) is Raquel Gigot (accordion) and Marielle Vancamp (nyckelharpa) from Belgium. The duo’s debut digs into the repertoire of...
Reviewed by Anne Girard in issue: March/2022
Piobaireachd/Pipe Music
Deeply rooted in the classical sound of the Great Highland bagpipe, the piper and multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield’s latest release is...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2021
En Casa Limón
Although a long time resident of the US, David Broza’s background is from the UK, Spain and Israel, where he...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2020
Kekete Bue
One of the first Congolese artists to come to Europe and popularise the commercial soukous sound at the beginning of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2022
Caribbean in America 1915-1962
No niche is too specialist for France's Frémeaux label. This release contains a whopping 66 tracks. But then again, American...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2017
Mexico Mágico Cosmico
This re-release of a 1981 Mexican government-sponsored music project is a curiosity in many ways. It is an album that...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2018
Siti of Unguja: Romance Revolution on Zanzibar
Siti Muharam is the greatgranddaughter of Siti Binti Saad, the woman who turned taarab from the inaccessible music of the...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2020
Sol Aurorae
Here Cypriot vocalist and percussionist Vassilis Philippou has put together an excellent first album, embedded firmly in the traditions of...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2021
