Reviews
Cuban Jazz Report
Thanks to its state-sponsored conservatoires Cuba has long been a petri dish for maestro-worthy musicality. Cuban Jazz Report is a...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2020
The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers
For this release, four musicians from Maastricht, the Netherlands get together and jam, playing disco, funk and rock filtered through...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2020
Insides Revealed
Insides Revealed, the debut album by Taiwanese indigenous singer Sauljaljui, takes inspiration from her Paiwan tribal roots, and combines traditional...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2020
Make Your Move
Trad.Attack! are a phenomenon in Estonia, their homeland, where since their inception in 2013 the trio have swept the board...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2020
El Camino de Los Vientos
French-born agronomist Matthieu Saglio traded soil and crops for the sweetly sorrowful sound of the cello when he moved to...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: July/2020
George Sansome
One third of BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award nominees Granny's Attic, Sansome releases his solo debut. This self-titled album...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2020
Alambari
At first glance there is something suspiciously ‘arty’ about DakhaBrakha. Attired in exaggerated folk costumes and oversize black lamb-fur head-gear...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: July/2020
RDS-202
KermesZ à l'Est are not only the wildest Balkan band in Belgium, but probably on the planet. I first encountered...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2020
Strovilos
This is another winner from the class act that brought us the great albums Zivo and Samás. Here they are...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2020
Moon Over Ci. Ruins
This remarkable album explores the shared history of music between ancient China, specifically the Tang Dynasty (seventh to tenth century...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: June/2020
