The Mapuche are the sole surviving indigenous community in the Southern Cone. Settled mainly in the temperate Andean regions of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2020
‘Pangkur’ is the keystone of the repertoire of central Javanese gamelan, a tune that anyone acquainted with the music is...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: July/2010
It's a great back story: five musicians from Colombia and Argentina living illegally in Barcelona meet playing music on the...
Reviewed by Russell Patron in issue: Apr/May/2012
Despite lasting less than two years, Virgin Records’ Front Line label produced some of the finest roots reggae of the...
Reviewed by Clyde Mcfarlane in issue: October/2014
Boban i Marko Marković Orkestar
Down amongst the orchards of Serbia, the Marković Orkestar have fashioned a sound that’s punchy, exhilarating and irresistible to the...
Reviewed by Joe Walker in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
The son of a leading Hindustani vocalist and revered tabla player, Bickram Ghosh first came to prominence with Ravi Shankar's...
Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: July/2011
Latin America’s folk fusion traditions share common roots in Spain, West Africa, Poland, France and other Old World cultures, often...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2022
Irakere featuring Chucho Valdés
Remastered at Abbey Road from an analogue recording sourced from the British Library, this live set dates back to 1995,...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2013
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