Reviews
Azerbaijani Gitara, Vol 2
Bongo Joe Records’ first foray into gitara music from Azerbaijan (the aptly-titled Azerbaijani Gitara by Rüstem Quliyev, released in 2020)...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2024
Music in the Realm of Fireflies: Improvisations for Peace and Healing
This is meditative music, created by a group of Japanese and Japan-based musicians playing Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Korean and Mongolian...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: December/2024
Kasbatek
‘Gnawa funk’, a blend of sounds from ‘the Orient, from the Maghreb, chaabi melodies and Gnawa rhythms’ is the proclamation...
Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: April/2024
Músicas Para Churrasco Vol 1
Seu Jorge's latest finds the Brazilian singer back doing what he does best. His previous record, a selection of rock-leaning...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2012
The Kusum Beat
That the author of the liner notes, in archetypal 1970s African self¬empowerment fashion, signs himself ‘Super Star’ is as likely...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2010
Navarasa: Nine Emotions
When the Scottish folk singer and guitarist James Yorkston, double bassist Jon Torne and the Indian sarangi maestro Suhail Yusuf...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Family Atlantica
The complexity, depth and sheer scope of Family Atlantica's debut release means that after a dozen listens you've still only...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
Dusk Notes
Supriya Nagarajan & Duncan Chapman
Drawing upon synaesthesia and dusk ragas, Dusk Notes is Mumbai-born Nagarajan's debut album made in collaboration with sound artist Duncan...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: March/2021
Gamelan of Central Java XII: Pangkur One
‘Pangkur’ is the keystone of the repertoire of central Javanese gamelan, a tune that anyone acquainted with the music is...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: July/2010
Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music
Rob Young’s book Electric Eden [reviewed in #73] surveyed the British folk tradition in the 20th century and this double...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
