Reviews
Peripheral Visions
Brooklyn-based guitarist-composer Grant Gordy's first album in more than a decade, Peripheral Visions, is an impressive addition to the chamber...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2023
Returning Minimalism – In Nem (Gamelan of Central Java XV)
The first thing you notice about In Nem is that there are 96 seconds of silence between each of the...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: October/2011
Leave to Remain
With members of the group hailing from Cuba, Venezuela, Chile, Ghana, Congo, Spain, Argentina, not to mention the UK, it's...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Ba Power
Over the last few years, Bassekou Kouyaté has revolutionised the gutbucket sound of the ancient West African banjo known as...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2015
The Rough Guide to African Disco
Bursting out of 70s America, with a white-suited Travolta at the helm, disco called the world to dance. Its funk,...
Reviewed by Lilly Pollard in issue: June/2013
Le Futur Ça Marche Pas
One of the most rewarding things while listening to Cyril Cyril’s third album is not being able to anticipate what...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2024
Simple Pleasures
Pioneering banjo player, composer, and a key leading lady of bluegrass, Alison Brown wears many...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue:
Music in the Realm of Fireflies: Improvisations for Peace and Healing
This is meditative music, created by a group of Japanese and Japan-based musicians playing Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Korean and Mongolian...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: December/2024
