Reviews

Infinity

Duo Naranjo-Weurlander

Chilean pianist Tania Naranjo and Finnish accordionist Minna Weurlander hail from different hemispheres but are united by a common adopted...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

The Reason Why Vol 3

Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra

According to Swedish trumpeter Goran Kajfeš, this will be the last outing of covers for his Subtropic Arkestra ensemble. If...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Rainbow Crow

Shankara Andy Bole

Is meandering a crime when it comes to music? There's a difference between inventive improvisation and going round in circles....

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Tamala

Bao Sissoko, Mola Sylla & Wouter Vandenabeele

The title translates as ‘Travellers,’ an apt name for an album that reveals an intriguing trio from very different musical...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

From Blues to Rembetika

Mark T

Mark T is a British blues musician and, listening to the several live tunes included on From Blues to Rembetika,...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Ariwo

Ariwo

Ariwo are an intriguing prospect. The four-piece are based in London, but they meld the highly percussive sounds of Afro-Cuban...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Escapology

Duende Indian Collective

As a bansuri (flute) rises from a bed of flamenco guitar on album opener ‘Escapology’, any listeners who last heard...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Revolutionary Birds

Wassim Halal, Erwan Keravec, Mounir Troudi

Revolutionary Birds is a striking new collaboration between Tunisian jazz and Sufi singer Mounir Troudi, Breton bagpiper Erwan Keravec, and...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Makindu

Makindu

Formed by tabla player Randeep Kaur Bilkhu and clarinettist Timothy Wall, Makindu are named after a town in Kenya where...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018

Laissez Passer

TootArd

TootArd have finally released their debut album, Laissez Passer, seven years after forming the band. Although the members of TootArd...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018