Reviews
Octave Fiddle – Baritone Violin
A fiddler of considerable skill and dexterity, Gavin Pennycook is also distinguished by his choice of instrument here: the baritone...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: July/2014
Initiatrix
Heloise Pilkington's Halloween-released Initiatrix is an original and thoughtfully constructed piece of work. A collection of original songs and chants...
Reviewed by Jahnavi Harrison in issue: December/2017
Last Band Standing
Who says you have to actually live in Eastern Europe to play Eastern European sounds? Not Forty Thieves Orkestar, a...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2011
Oriental Blues
Oriental Blues has a slightly curious concept, but one that the liner notes of this CD go to some lengths...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Nuevo Chamber
Born out of classical ‘jam sessions’ at a café in metropolitan San Francisco, The Musical Art Quintet developed their stylish...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2012
The Afrosound of Colombia Volume 1
Kicking off with a funky, yelping dance track that makes you wonder whether James Brown actually spent the 60s and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2010
Lekhfa
Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh
Maryam Saleh and Tamer Abu Ghazaleh's musical alliance does not come as a surprise – not only because they are...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Navegar
A native Carioca tutored by Wanda Sá and long immersed in Brazilian music, João Selva spent much of his early...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2021
Ideal
With a classical and jazz background, Catherine Bent, a Berklee professor of music, has harnessed her virtuoso cello playing to...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2018
Freedom Highway
The ‘freedom highway’ holds an iconic place in African-American folklore. It described the escape route for 19th-century slaves out of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2017
