Reviews
Sigh of the Moor
This simply gorgeous self-released album from intriguing UK-based crew the Jadid Ensemble, based in north-west England, leaves you wanting to...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2011
Around Félicité OST
Kasai Allstars & Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste
It comes as a surprise when, three songs in, the signature buzz, clatter and twang of the Congolese collective Kasai...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2017
Where You Wish You Were
Bill Laurance & Michael League
Michael League and Bill Laurance are leading figures of the massively popular collective Snarky Puppy, who snag everything from jazz,...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: April/2023
Moçambique
Born in Maputo 52 years ago but now resident in Sweden, Celso Paco released his excellent debut album Dugongo in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
Canti & Musica: Anthology of Profane Songs and Music
On Corsica the human voice reigns supreme, rooted in a polyphonic tradition revived on a wave of nationalism, the riacquistu...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Poland-Pakistan: Music Without Borders
Karolina Cicha & Shafqat Ali Khan
Nine Languages, the debut CD of Polish singer Karolina Cicha was an award-winning disc in which she sang songs in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
My Enemy, My Love
Iranian-born singer Mentrix's debut combines rhythms of the daf (frame drum) with haunting Gothic melodies and engaging electronics. Opener ‘Nature’...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: June/2020
Rüya
Olcay Bayir's father was an aşik, a musical bard of Anatolia, and seems to have made a strong impression on...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2019
