Reviews
Ema Yazurlo y Quilombo Sonoro
Buenos Aires has long been a special musical melting pot, with the influences of Europe and the US vying with...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2016
The Rough Guide to Paris Café
Oh dear, here we go again. Cue the Citroën DS archive shots and the old tourist board copy. More ethno-musicological...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Reclaim Australia
While it is frequently powerful, contemporary Australian Aboriginal music is usually non-confrontational – a traditional-meets-modern combination full of heartfelt lyrics...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017
Tombouctou
If you Like your desert blues raw and unmediated and think Tinariwen are over-produced, then AL Bilali Soudan is for...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2020
The Merciful Road
This follow-up to 2018’s The Fell finds the Northumberland duo tramping through familiar musical ground as they once more meditate...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2022
A Thousand Butterflies
A Thousand Butterflies resembles a sonic personal essay, narrating both the musical adventures of the composer through her life. Aftab...
Reviewed by Kamyar Salavati in issue: November/2022
The Art of the Geomungo Sanjo
This reviewer must admit to being a big fan of sanjo, the extended, almost jazzy Korean instrumental genre. It typically...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: July/2013
Sendero Místico
Bands such as Chicha Libre and Los Chinches have already shown that chicha – essentially cumbia with guitars – sounds...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2014
Damar
The almost presidential aura exuded by the Bosnian and Herzegovinian singer and humanitarian in the monochrome photo that graces the...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: March/2017
Birdy Island
This is a strange, somewhat haunting album that may be classified as ‘ambient’ music by some, but it is attempting...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2021
