Reviews
The Butterfly Effect
British singer Ranjana Ghatak is well-known for her work uniting North Indian and Western musics, especially jazz, working with some...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2020
Biyedi
With a griot ancestry and over 30 years of records to his name, Kerfala Kanté deserves his high regard in...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2012
African Blues
A dozen years ago the Putumayo label issued one of the first compilations to explore the rich connections between African...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Forgotten Kingdom
It's been more than a decade since Causley's debut album and his career has encompassed vocal trio The Devil's Interval,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2016
Topspin
Cardboard Fox's music is striking for its lightness – a lightness of touch, that is, not of content. In this...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2018
World of Pixinguinha
Hamilton de Holanda is a fantastically accomplished musician. As a player of the bandolin (15-stringed lute) there are probably none...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2015
Anomaly
This is the first solo release from the British sitarist and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun. It features a large cast...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2022
Rooftop Sessions
The piano keys fall like drops of water, the violin soars like a gull over 0resund, while the delicate pluck...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
