Reviews
Distant Kin
Funded by the Scottish Arts council, this eight-track gem captures a collaboration between six Celtic and three Indian musicians from...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: May/2016
Panagia
Radiant, original and beautifully constructed, Panagia is Stephan Micus' 20th album, which is an achievement in itself. In its own...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2013
Esengo Ya Ko Bina
Grupo Lokito, a group of London-based Congolese and Latin musicians, have been simmering on the London live music scene for...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
El Alimento
Medical student turned padrino del funk, Cimafunk has been one of the hottest names in Cuban music since releasing his...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2021
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
In the midst of all the countrified wannabes, rockabilly has-beens and nouveau string bands running around, Old Sledge are the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2011
If Like Birds and Angels I Could Fly
Hossein & Raha Alizadeh with the Hamavayan Ensemble
Perhaps the most striking aspect of this recent album by Hossein Alizadeh & the Hamavayan Ensemble is its showcasing of...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
El Aleph/Electroacustica
About 20 years ago – as a new cultural nationalism swept through Argentina – tango became cool again, emerging from...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2021
Uvjamuohta / Powder Snow
I pull a CD from my shelves and check the date: 2002. I remember being captivated by this album, In...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2022
Soul Food: Food & Music, Fat & Yummy
Soul food loosely describes the African-American cooking that originated in the US South. Here, the poorest people in the US...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2013
