Reviews
Simigwa
On the opening track of this album, which was originally released in 1975, the Ghanaian bandleader Gyedu-Blay Ambolley recites a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2018
Brasslands: A Motion Picture Soundtrack
When Miles Davis ventured to the annual brass festival in Guca, in western Serbia, he was astonished. “I didn’t know...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Made It All Up
Sociograss formed in 2018 when guitarist and singer Tim Leslie of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, visited Edinburgh, Scotland, for the first time....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2025
Ritual Sonoro
How far can you fuse without creating the musical equivalent of brown plasticine? Andalusian singer-songwriter and musician Amparo Sánchez (aka...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2025
Satyam
Toronto-based tabla player Vineet Vyas has an impressive pedigree, studying with Kishan Maharaj and playing with, among others, Amjad Ali...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2023
Helsinki: Shangri-La
When was the last time you heard Finnish hip-hop? Been a while? Well, on the evidence of Paleface, you should...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
Restitute
In 2016, the Wayward Band, the ensemble of gifted musicians Eliza Carthy first assembled in 2013, suffered what she describes...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2019
Guepa Je!
Radio Martiko’s compilation of Lucho Bermúdez’ cumbia from the 50s and 60s was a highlight of 2022. This latest illuminates...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
Sirojiddin Juraev
Born near the Ferghana Valley, a critical point on the ancient Silk Road trading route, Sirojiddin Juraev is a contemporary...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018
