Reviews
Citizen
Led by two ex-Fat Freddy's Drop members – guitarist Warren Maxwell and bassist Rio Hemopo – Trinity Roots have played...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Ivresses
Alireza Ghorbani & Dorsaf Hamdani
Iranian singer Alireza Ghorbani and Tunisian singer Dorsaf Hamdani here have teamed up for a celebration of the poetry of...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2011
Super Nova Samba Funk
Over a decade that’s seen all kinds of obscure and often fantastic Brazilian funk prised from the archives, the band...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Gloryland
There are a lot of trad jazz revivalist acts out there. The LA-based seven-piece California Feetwarmers are one of many...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2019
This Is Not Fusion
Too many fusion projects, argues Amit Chaudhuri, are simply an adding–on of ignorant exoticism, a mystical sitar or sexy Latin...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Apr/May/2010
Acoustic
Oumou Sangaré's label have certainly got some mileage out of her brilliant 2017 album, Mogoya. It was followed a year...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Kaftan d’Alma
Maybe we can blame a common Mediterranean feeling working its way into a shared culture, but it is quite interesting...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2021
The Art of the Chinese Guzheng
This album is a tribute to the main regional styles of guzheng (21-string zither) music in China. Having worked with...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: June/2019
Studies in Bossa
Following on from assorted Azymuth-related releases over the last few years, Far Out keep it in the family with this...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2011
Front Line: Sounds of Reality
Despite lasting less than two years, Virgin Records’ Front Line label produced some of the finest roots reggae of the...
Reviewed by Clyde Mcfarlane in issue: October/2014
