Reviews
Red Earth Dub
The Red Earth Collective featuring Soothsayers Horns
Spinning the latest release from Red Earth Records is like embarking upon a dub-wise merry-go-round; Red Earth Dub bubbles and...
Reviewed in issue March/2010
The Prester John Sessions
A musician on a mission, Thomas T Gobena, aka Tommy T, summons the spirit of legendary Christian king Prester John...
Reviewed in issue March/2010
Ruhabi
Forming musical communities is all the rage for young jazz artists on the London scene. The emerging double-sax quartet Outhouse...
Reviewed in issue March/2010
Opa Hey!
On first glance, young producer Kottarashky could be seen as some slow-off-the-mark Johnny-come-lately. The Balkans are, after all, a territory...
Reviewed in issue March/2010
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales from the Acoustic Planet Vol 3
When American banjo player Bela Fleck decided to investigate his instrument's origins in Africa, he set in motion a film...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Wonder Wheel
The Klezmatics – accomplished Ameri¬can practitioners of progressive klezmer music for the past 20 years – won a Grammy for...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
The Astounding Eyes of Rita
The shadowy timbres of Anouar Brahem's last CD, Le Pas de Chat Noir, made it one of the most striking...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
More Big Musik from Over There!
Even though the title is pretty terrible, there’s an elegant charm about this Sheffield-based collective’s debut that’s missing from many...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Splendour in the Grass
The 12-piece, which its founder Thomas Lauder¬dale suggests would make a great United Nations' house band, has concocted its fourth...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
Jaadu
Faiz Ali Faiz, the qawwali singer from Pakistan, has been involved in several fusion projects – notably the remarkable Qawwali...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2010
