Reviews

Echoes from a Faded Past

Cloud Atlas Trio

What do you get when you cross a Swedish guitarist, a Danish cellist and composer, a Jordanian singer, oud player...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Yuh Yuh

Haïdouti Orkestar

While the music of Paris-based sensations Haïdouti Orkestar dances along the path forged by their Ottoman ancestors, the band's gait...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Voodoo Beat

nemanja

nemanja want to take you on a trip – a trip to the underworld. In this retelling of the ancient myth...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Sea of Stories

3’Ain

For fans of Jaune Toujours, this may come as something of a shock. Their singer and accordion player Piet Maris...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

4 Parakeets

Jihad Darwish

While this second studio album from the multi-instrumentalist composer Jihad Darwish could easily have found its way into Jazzwise, there...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Ulaan

Enji

On her third album Munich-based Mongolian vocalist Enji strikes a beguiling balance between modern jazz and the folk traditions of...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Glimmer

Nils Økland & Sigbjørn Apeland

Hardanger fiddle player and violinist Nils Økland and harmonium player Sigbjørn Apeland have been making music together for 30 years,...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Jbal Rras

Deena Abdelwahed

This Tunisian DJ and producer has long been hailed as one of the most exciting names in experimental dance music....

Reviewed in issue October/2023

This Moment

Shakti

It's 50 years since guitarist extraordinaire John McLaughlin and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain formed Shakti as a landmark in the...

Reviewed in issue October/2023

Distancia

Solidaridad Tango

Distancia is the debut album from Solidaridad Tango, North America's only all-female tango orchestra. Founded by Canadian resident Aparna Halpé...

Reviewed in issue October/2023