Reviews

Lift

Koki Nakano with Vincent Segal

Anything that involves the French cellist and world music adventurer Vincent Segal is always worth hearing. Here, he teams up...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

Vamp

Fitkin

Source music and minimalist systems music are the scaffold on which contemporary composer Graham Fitkin erects the dense, multi-part instrumental...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

Zinder

Serendou

As world music fusions grow ever wilder, here's a trio that combines the traditions of Nigeria, Niger and various other...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

Sun Celebration

Warsaw Village Band

There are incredible moments on Sun Celebration. ‘Bridal Wreath Song’ is a fusion of ancient Polish folklore, Indian drones and...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

Acatao

Indialucia

The ancient link between Indian and Andalusian music – especially flamenco – via migrating Roma people has long been an...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

Passport

Omar Rahbany

Born in Lebanon into a family with a rich artistic history, 27-year-old pianist Rahbany's debut album is an ambitious work...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

Havana Night Sessions at Abdala Studios

The Gypsy Cuban Project

Of all the mash-ups in all the world, this Romani-Cuban musical summit had to happen one day. And it was...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

The Road is Long: Live at Savoy Theatre

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble

When you have made four attempts at recording a live album in Cotonou, Benin, and each of them fail, what...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

Até Pensei que Fosse Minha

António Zambujo

There is one piece of advice that everyone should follow: never meet your heroes. Fortunately, António Zambujo ignored that and...

Reviewed in issue April/2017

Oxalá

Terrakota

It's a delicate line between a lack of focus and a gloriously diverse mix of content, but Lisbon's Terrakota always...

Reviewed in issue March/2017