Reviews
Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91
Another delivery of surprises from the vaults of the Palenque (Bogota) and Soundway (London) labels bring more mid-20th century Colombian...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Impressions, Improvisations and Compositions
The standard piano is a limited instrument, with each key tuned to a pitch exactly the same distance from its...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: May/2021
Babel
Classically trained and formerly the flautist with France's Orchestre National de Jazz, Mienniel's work as a chameleon bandleader has encompassed...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2019
Gerasonobu
At the age of 27, Elida Almeida is a high achiever: Gerasonobu is her fourth album and she is considered...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2021
East North
There has always been an eclectic tinge, and a flair for the complex and wildly virtuosic in Russian jazz. This...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Umculo Umuthi
With lead singer Buyisiwe Njoko armed with shakers, whistles and the proclamatory vuvuzela, and an album title translating as ‘Music...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2021
The Rhythmagic Orchestra
Compelling, Latin jazz-leaning stuff from some of Britain and Cuba’s finest, this is released on the ever-intriguing Impossible Ark imprint...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2011
Someone’s got to Pay
Anyone who’s seen this four-piece country band live will have been impressed by the way they manage to make serious...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2010
Kin
Four years after the startling experiment in looping and overdubbing of his solo debut, The Tin Fiddle, Donegal fiddler Damien...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2021
Such a Moon, the Thief Pauses to Sing
Since having met over a decade ago at Ross Daly's Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Crete, Peppe Frana and Christos Barbas...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2019
