Reviews
City of 1001 Windows
Welcome to the city of Berat, Albania, 2,400 years young, and welcoming, in its time, Roman, Slavic, Byzantine and Turkish...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2023
The Endless Coloured Ways
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
There is a new biography of Nick Drake out on the shelves, and this double set comprises 23 covers of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2023
Goshinboku
Amazing what keyboards, electric bass and occasional percussion can achieve. It helps, however, to have a guest like the acclaimed...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2023
Carruseles
Waaahaaahaaaa! From deep within Colombia's Discos Fuentes vaults comes another Vampisoul resurrection… But Afrosound's 1974 release stands out from the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
Avant L’Équinoxe
This Franco-Brazilian quartet is the product of a friendship forged online between France's Sophie Magnani (singer) and multi-instrumentalist Hervé Morisot,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
João
Bebel Gilberto's childhood was seemingly orchestrated by her illustrious father's “playing and playing and playing.” Because she was always her...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2023
Some Mississippi Sunday Morning
Ever since the Lomaxes discovered Lead Belly in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1933, prison has earnt itself a vaunted...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
Jbal Rras
This Tunisian DJ and producer has long been hailed as one of the most exciting names in experimental dance music....
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2023
This Moment
It's 50 years since guitarist extraordinaire John McLaughlin and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain formed Shakti as a landmark in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
