Reviews
Trioliadam
This collection of traditional Norwegian tunes was originally recorded in 1981. The results were never released, the master tapes lost,...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2024
Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996
American label Light in the Attic, which specialises in publishing rare music, now release a compilation of Ukrainian music from...
Reviewed by Yurii Bereza in issue: December/2024
The Escapist
On previous releases, Minneapolis-based guitarist David Harland explored singer-songwriter territory alongside instrumentals but this is an entire album of solo...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/2025
Jouer
Here’s an easy-going fusion set, in which a Swedish jazz flautist teams up with a Malian ngoni player for a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
Alouane
Majid Bekkas, as well as being central to the revival of Moroccan Gnawa music, is restless in his exploration of...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: January/2025
Making Tracks 2022 (Live)
When eight talented and open-minded young musicians from across the world come together to experience each other’s music and discover...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/2025
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:
A Sound Heart
Whatever/Whoever is the translation of Jaubi (pronounced jaw-bee) and ‘whatever sounds good’ is the band’s guiding principle. The Pakistani jazz...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2024
Mohini
Sudeshna Bhattacharya & Mosin Khan Kawa
Norway-based Sudeshna Bhattacharya is one of very few female sarod players, having begun training aged just eight, initially with her...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2025
