Reviews
Astor Piazzolla
The praise lavished on the three late Astor Piazzolla albums on Nonesuch is in part due to producer Kip Hanrahan's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2012
Carnaval de Pernambuco
Writing a one-star review is never nice, especially when you know that the artists’ hearts are in the right place,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2022
Inter-Celtic
Is Galician piper Carlos Núñez the most enthusiastic, optimistic, energetic musician on earth? From the first blow on this 16-track...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2014
Titik Api
Harry Roesli was a political and social activist and prominent member of the tradisi baru (new tradition) Indonesian artists who...
Reviewed by Andy Channing in issue: October/2020
What's Here What's Gone
Since releasing his debut album as a melodeon player back in 1994 aged just 17, Daniels been an in-demand player...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Eghass Malan
This album of Touareg/Tamashek music from Niger is of a similar cultural background to popular groups like Etran Finatawa and...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2018
Knee-Deep in Heaven
Led by fiddler Janusz Prusinowski, this trio are the leading group behind the revival of traditional music in Poland. The...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2014
Chakras & 5 Elements
This album devised by French avant-garde composer and multi-disciplinary artist Pierre Redon, explores connections between sound and healing. Several designated...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: April/2021
Galata
Orchestra Bailam e Compagnia di Canto Trallalero
This is an intriguing imaginary musical journey. From the Middle Ages onwards, merchants from the Republic of Genoa established trading...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Quaranta
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
Quaranta, CGS's new release, celebrates four decades of the group's existence. It is awe-inspiring, stirring and soulful; with an array...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2015
