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The New York-based trio are at it again. But this time things are different – the band have grown up...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: Apr/May/2012
Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream
That the pipa player Gao Hong has long lived in the US is evident in this collection, which reveals a...
Reviewed by Joanna Lee in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Homenagem
Samba from Berlin? Why not? There has been plenty of choro coming from unexpected places recently, but not so much...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2022
Kurdish Alevi Laments
This is a tough listen, like eavesdropping on private, tragic moments in the life of a family. It's made even...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Lysning
Nils Økland has a characteristic so often found in Norwegian music, a combination of humility and determination. He has had...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2018
Imrich
In 1979 Calum Martin released his first studio album. Fort years later, with the release of Imrich, Martin continues to...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: December/2019
Alpen Klezmer: Zum Meer
For the past few years Andrea Pancur has been fusing her expertise in klezmer with her Bavarian roots and in...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: August/2017
Spirit Rising: Live From Guest Street
It’s surprising that it has taken Kidjo 20 years to release her first live-in-concert album, for she’s long been one...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2012
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance
Not so much world music as otherworldly, the reissue of the album Brian Eno produced in 1980 for the American...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Love Songs
Opening with piano and a flourish of fiddle on instrumental track, ‘Summer Daylight Winter Darkness’, Bella Hardy’s tenth album is...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2022
