Reviews
Parasol Peak
Since popularising the hang drum – a melodic percussion instrument, and cousin to the steel pan – at the turn...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Written in Water
There's a sense of loss as well as near-chaotic celebration about this collaboration between musicians of the Scottish Highlands and...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
The Darkness Between the Leaves
From the rain-soaked Scottish glens to the hot and dusty deserts of Mali, the Alba Griot Ensemble have discovered an...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Poor Stuart
In Poor Stuart the London-born singer, double bassist and saxophonist has produced a rather extraordinary acoustic album of songs that...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
What Heat
I did a double-take upon hearing that the world-fusion group Bokanté was planning a project with the Metropole Orkest. Already...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Socalled Sings Di Frosh and Other Yiddish Songs
Socalled with the Kaiser Quartett
Josh Dolgin, better known as Socalled, is a rap producer who shunned the traditional treasure troves of American funk and...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Opium Moon
This multi-talented group, comprising violinist Lily Haydn, santur (zither) player Hamid Saeidi, bassist Itai Disraeli and percussionist MB Gordy, have...
Reviewed in issue November/2018
Antique Beats
This is a deft mash-up of musical styles shot with energy; the band's multifarious influences show in their fresh use...
Reviewed in issue November/2018
Nim Dong
Conceived by Australia-based Iranian tar (long-necked lute) virtuoso and composer Hamed Sadeghi, Eishan Ensemble is a rare attempt in fusing...
Reviewed in issue November/2018
