Reviews
Guerra
Spirited trumpeter, composer and director Cesare Dell'Anna's GirodiBanda is a multifaceted beast, comprising more than 30 musicians including some leading...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: May/2019
Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World: Yiddisher Jazz in London's East End 1920s-1950s
Compiled by historian Alan Dein, Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World is both a historic document, chronicling...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2019
Poison Fruit
Poison Fruit is an electric, groove-based collage of Brazilian vibes. As an unorthodox take on Brazilian music, this album could...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: May/2019
Espontáneo: The Abdala Sessions
Maykel Elizarde, Dayron Ortega Guzmán, & Eduardo Silveira
Meaning ‘Spontaneous’, Espontáneo is more a recording of a coincidental collective than a band per se. While in Havana working...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: May/2019
Like a Bolt
Released in 1973, Like a Bolt gathered recordings the great Jamaican singer John Holt had made for Duke Reid's Treasure...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2019
Mosawi Swiri
The youngest son of the late Mahmoud Gania, a Gnawa maalem (master) of singing and gimbri, the 23-year-old Houssam is...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: May/2019
Prodigal Son
Released in 2007, this album is hailed by many as Simpson's finest hour. Recorded at the Pure Studio the year...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
100 Strings: Indian Ragas Full Circle Vol 1
This album by one of the best-known students of the legendary Shivkumar Sharma is a masterclass in santoor playing. In...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2019
Noró (Algunhas Músicas do Norte)
Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre
Xabier Díaz is a restless and eternally curious researcher of Galicia's traditional music. Famous for his work with groups Berrogüetto...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2019
Empathy Moves the Water
Since Jeff Kazor formed the Crooked Jades in San Francisco more than 20 years ago, they have become one of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019
