Reviews
En Son de Paz
Though they come from Buenos Aires’ experimental electronic cumbia scene, it’s hard to get away from the fact that Frikstailers...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
Rastilho
One aspect of 60s and 70s Brazilian music that is often over-looked is the fact that it made acoustic instruments...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/2021
Altiplano
The Altiplano Andino (Andean High Plain) is talismanic in the countries that are its main home: Bolivia and Peru. Those...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2019
The Essential AR Rahman
If the bansuri (flute) is his magic wand then the symphonic orchestra is his playground. The seamlessness with which AR...
Reviewed by Rafay Mahmood in issue: June/2018
Bamboo
This is a welcome full reissue of the experimental album from 1970, which is highly prized by collectors. Shakuhachi (Japanese...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2019
Veseli Romi
Mile Petrović is now something of an elder statesman, still helming the Veseli Romi, most recently as a somewhat jazzy...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2023
Nocturno
Gianni Iorio & Pasquale Stafano
Ever since Astor Piazzolla relocated to Milan in 1973 to spend a decade experimenting and recording blistering, audacious albums such...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2016
Solo
In instrumental folk, it's rare that a solo album is actually a solo album. An album of ‘solo fiddle’ will...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2018
Rûwâhîne
Perched somewhere between the industrial-noise soundscapes of Throbbing Gristle, grungy club beats and a fairly obscure Saharan healing ritual of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2017
