Reviews
Radio Bagdad
Musical fusions are capricious beasts: there is no foolproof recipe for success, however interesting the idea behind them or talented...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2013
The Sounds of Varanasi
The very mention of Varanasi, India's holiest city on the banks of the River Ganges, conjures up the most evocative...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2015
Otra Mirada: Tangos de Cámara
When Astor Piazzolla dragged tango, sitting (he didn't want any of that silly kicking) and screaming, into the concert space,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
The Tin Fiddle
Your ears could be forgiven for presuming there was at least one percussionist, guitarist or mandolin player on this album....
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: August/2017
Strange Circles
This new ensemble's name, Bokanté, is an apt summing-up of their sound. The word means ‘Exchange’ in Creole – the...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: August/2017
New Found Land
FatDog were born one night in the summer of 2011 on the Swedish Koster Islands, where jazz trio Fattigfolket and...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Little Lights
Robertson is a harpist of high renown, having won all manner of prizes for her virtuosic clàrsach (Celtic harp) playing....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2015
Original
Bobby Osborne's latest album is an engaging compendium of tunes by some of Memphis' finest songwriters, from the 86-year-old high-lonesome...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2017
