Reviews
Solarius Gamma
Florian Doucet is a producer, guitarist and graphic designer formerly of Afro-Colombian party starters La Chiva Gantiva, but his masked...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: March/2021
Shapes in Twilights of Infinity
ESINAM is a Belgian-Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist who creates cosmic soundscapes by fusing intricate rhythms, silvery flute, ethereal vocals, African percussion, spoken...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: December/2021
Thalassa
Oluf Dimitri Røe, Family and Guests
As their hybrid names imply, the Røe family are of mixed Norwegian and Greek background – specifically from Trondheim, and...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: May/2017
Griot Blues
Mighty Mo Rodgers & Baba Sissoko
The septuagenarian black American bluesman Mighty Mo Rodgers and the Malian griot Baba Sissoko met on tour in Lithuania in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2018
State and Ancientry
They've played together as a duo for a decade now. But these former Kerfuffle members keep busy: Sam Sweeney is...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2012
Handmade Tales
Based in Denmark but with roots in traditional Irish music, Manchester-born John Pilkington (guitar, bouzouki and vocals), with Danes Louise...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2019
Gisela João
There is an infallible method to tell apart a remarkable singer from a merely very good one. Let's call it...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2015
Guitarra Mía: Tangos by Gardel and Piazzolla
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) and Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) remain the undisputed giants of Argentinian tango. The former was a crooner, film...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/2017
Le Silence de l’Exode
French clarinettist Yom has made seven albums that reflect an eclectic spirit that defies categorisation, underlining the malleability of his...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2014
