Shovel Dance Collective's epic album dredges down through bodies of water. It shifts through the capital, raw materials and hard...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2023
The jazz-like sinawi is one of the most intriguing genres of Korean music. Originally the instrumental soundtrack to large-scale shamanic...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2016
When Molly Drake's poems and songs came to light they attracted some attention. There was a radio documentary, for which...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2017
Canadian Jayme Stone can count his banjo playing as being just the beginning of a host of achievements on this...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: March/2014
The ongoing Rough Guides series showcasing the great blues and jazz masters of the first half of the 20th century...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2018
You wait 15 years for a new Sidi Touré album and then, like a fleet of bush taxis, three come...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Jean Claude Vannier Et Son Orchestre de Mandolines
Now here’s an unusual, quirky and charming instrumental set from a French composer with a deserved cult following in the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2025
“Paradise? Paradise can go f**k itself,’ utters the male protagonist of The Descendants, played by George Clooney. A sense of...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2012
Recorded with seven other prominent West-Canadian Jazz musicians and featuring vocalist Karimah, this latest release by Canadian-Brazilian bassist Rubim de...
Reviewed by George Newton in issue: November/2023
Gabriel Moreno’s new album shows the singer-songwriter at the height of his powers. The London-based Gibraltarian poet/musician explores the dilemmas...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: June/2025
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