Reviews
Sangat
Sikh founder Guru Nanak’s retinue included a Muslim rabab (Afghan lute) player. Inspired by this, Sangat makes a pitch for...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2026
Sonido Verde de Moyobamba
Sonido Verde de Moyobamba was a five-piece band formed in 1980 by virtuoso Peruvian guitarist Leonardo Vela Rodriguez. Originating from...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: March/2023
Terre Rouge
At the opening weekend of this summer's Mendocino Music Festival in California, two bands from eastern Canada made an interesting...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2015
Do You Remember?
Hailing from Germany, this amorphous cross-cultural jazz collective have been making waves on the Berlin underground with their infectious grooves,...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: April/2025
Nouse Luonto – Songs of Nordic Biodiversity
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
In Finland, where nature is often on your doorstep, an estimated one in nine species is endangered. Nouse Luonto is...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: June/2025
Especial Ivete, Gil, Caetano
Ivete Sangalo, Gilberto Gil & Caetano Veloso
Whilst most lovers of Brazilian music will be familiar with tropicalia founders Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, fewer will know...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2012
Confluence #2: Le Chant des Sources
Usually made of hard wood, the kaval is an end-blown pastoral flute found in Turkey, Armenia, Greece, Albania, North Macedonia,...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: April/2022
None the Wiser
If you're looking for one of the finest contemporary poet-singers in England, look no further than the man with an...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
