Reviews

Transglobal Roots Fusion

Världens Band

In 2012, the Swedish folk group Kolonien set up Världens Band as an experiment, creating an unlikely mash-up that combines...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

Solo & Indrė

Solo

Cross-cultural kora and string collaborations have been rather in vogue for the last couple of years, and for good reason:...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016

Different Orbits

J-Sonics

Groove is at the centre of everything London six-piece J-Sonics do. Whether genre-hopping through soul, funk or samba, this jazz...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016

Bolo

Bolo

As global fusions evolve, decade by decade, the origins of the different styles can sometimes become unclear. This San Francisco...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016

Wondem

Dexter Story

This new record from multi-instrumentalist Dexter Story is an endearing and enjoyable listen. Wondem (Brother) takes influences from the music...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016

Junun

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express

‘I’m always a little wary of rock bands dabbling in world music,’ admitted Radiohead's guitarist Jonny Greenwood when talking about...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016

Lava

IKI

IKI is an eight-piece vocal ensemble based in Copenhagen, with members coming from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, who have...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016

Davide

De Fuego

In December 2013, Davide Lufrano Chaves, a founding member of this gifted flamenco-rumba duo died from blood cancer aged just...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016

Bays

Fat Freddys Drop

Aotearoa's (or New Zealand's) hi-tech, self-described ‘seven-headed soul monster’ doesn’t make studio albums in any sort of haste. This eagerly...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016

Pipa Potluck

Gao Hong & Friends

The ‘potluck’ in the title of this album, a collaborative project led by Chinese pipa virtuoso Gao Hong, refers to...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2016