Reviews
Makedonissimo
Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski has made a name for himself through bravura solo readings of Rachmaninov and Chopin, but appears...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2020
Getz/Gilberto ’76
When João Gilberto and Tom Jobim slowed down samba and gave birth to bossa nova, a languorous song form that...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2016
Ancestors
Built almost solely around the simple spine of his guitar, soulful voice and African percussion, the fourth album from the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Northern Light, Gambian Night
The Gambian kora player Amadou Bansang Jobarteh awoke many Western listeners to African music two decades ago, and now Dawda,...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: October/2011
Arirang and Minyo Singing
Lee is a singer who has been deemed so culturally significant that the South Korean government awarded her the prestigious...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: July/2014
Duw Duw
An abiding affinity for Cajun and zydeco music permeates Duw Duw, the debut album by London-based singer-guitarist Dai Price and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2014
The Prophet
In the 80 years since his death, Khalil Gibran’s slender book The Prophet has become one of most widely read...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2010
Tales of Pangea: Gotrasawala Ensemble
The results of a meeting between Spanish composer and musician Ana Alcaide and Indonesian producer Franki Raden in the city...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015
People of the Sun
Anthony Joseph was raised in Trinidad, shifted to London and has, over recent decades, made a name for himself as...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2018
