Reviews
The Red Stoep
In South Africa, a stoep is a veranda of a house and any gathering on it creates an instant space...
Reviewed by Diane Coetzer in issue: November/2021
Sones Jarochos y Huastecos y Más
Everybody knows at least one son jarocho, even if they don’t realise it, and chances are they heard it while...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2018
Ipê
This is the second release from the Paris-based trio comprised of Brazilians Pablo Schinke and José Ferreira on cello and...
Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: July/2019
Two More Hours
A departure from the traditional music she has performed and recorded for several years - which has included an album...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2014
Innamorata
The accompanying press release suggests this is ‘a perfect companion for driving around the Ibizan hills,’ and tunes such as...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2017
Moreland’s Ball
Melbourne ensemble The Woohoo Revue are one of those groups that’s impossible to categorise. Most would call them a ‘Gypsy’...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2012
The Sisypheans
An apt title, perhaps, for a singular double act whose relentless international touring has seen them achieve cult status as...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Wiejski Dżez
The Malisz family hail from Męcina Mała, a small village in the foothills of the Carpathian mountains near the Slovakian...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Invisible Faces
Bringing together musicians from Turkey, Serbia and the Czech Republic, bassist Tomáš Liška here draws upon a shared musical language...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2017
Mongolia: Chants Diphonique et Instruments Traditionels
Chinbat Baasankhuu & Bayarbaatar Davaasuren
Recorded by the composer, lecturer and ornithologist Bernard Fort in Mongolia and Lyon, this disc features two top professional musicians...
Reviewed by Rachel Harris in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
