Reviews
The Days That Shaped Me
Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight
Marry Waterson and Oliver Knight are the children of Lal Waterson, so grew up in that great singing family that...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2011
L’Ultime Concert
Astor Piazzolla with Manos Hadjidakis and the Orchestre Athénien des Couleurs
Originally released in 1996 (as Bandoneón Sinfónico), this ‘last concert’ album is now appearing, according to the French-only album notes,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
On the Romance of Being
Based in the Amandawe township in KwaZulu-Natal, Desire Marea has held a place at the centre of South Africa's queer...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2023
Conversations with Manol
I loved the idea behind this CD even before I started listening to it; the album pays homage to an...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Catching Ghosts
Peter Brötzmann, Majid Bekkas & Hamid Drake
Peter Brötzmann is a graduate of the 1960s free jazz movement, who plays saxophone clarinet and the Eastern European tárogató....
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: July/2023
Escape Plan
Since first hearing Thornato’s edits of dancehall and Afro-Colombian folk music in the early 2010s, it’s remarkable how his MO...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2020
Siberia Extreme
Chyskyyrai, Tim Hodgkinson & Ken Hyder
A unique offering of what at first sounds like it could be experimental field recordings from the northernmost republic of...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: May/2020
Jara en el Camino
Catalonia's relationship with the rest of Spain is complicated, to say the least. There are many Catalonians who view themselves...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2015
RDS-202
KermesZ à l'Est are not only the wildest Balkan band in Belgium, but probably on the planet. I first encountered...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2020
