Reviews
Saraba Sufiyana
Rafiki Jazz, the global band who bring together all manner of musicians so to demonstrate that music knows no borders,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Live at Zion
Over the course of now five albums, 3hattrio have carved out a special niche as sonic interpreters of a particular...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2019
Empathy Moves the Water
Since Jeff Kazor formed the Crooked Jades in San Francisco more than 20 years ago, they have become one of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019
Aynama-Rtama
This is a groundbreaking recording. We’re well used to hearing fusions of Arab and Western popular music as pretty one-sided...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2015
Andy Irvine/Paul Brady
Not quite the first reissue as claimed by publicity (a 2008 CD having beaten it to the punch), but a...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2022
Qwanqwa Live
For three studio albums, Addis Ababa-based Qwanqwa have explored the range of Ethiopian traditional music, performing pieces from many of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: September/2024
The James Brothers
Australian James Fagan and New Zealander Jamie McClennan's debut album was recorded in Scotland and mastered in Nashville. These songs,...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2016
Oh, What A WorldFolk Europa FECD 030
What if Jimi Hendrix had heard the playing of a Transylvanian village primás? What if Béla Bartók were to have...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
These Changing Skies
Like an Americanised version of Pentangle, Elephant Revival apply Superior instrumental acumen, idiosyncratic style, and a knack for compelling writing...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2014
