Reviews
Yeraz
Jivan Gasparyan Duduk Ensemble
There are few instruments as beautiful as the Armenian duduk. Its plaintive, reedy tone seems to exude melancholy. Djivan (or...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Cavaquinho Cantado
The cavaquinho is an ancestor of the ukulele and has a long-standing tradition in Portuguese music, particularly in the northern...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Squirrel Hunting
The debut album by Hot Rock Pilgrims proves at least one thing: given enough talent and determination, a pan-European quintet...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Gay Feet
Sonia Pottinger (1931-2010) was the pre-eminent female Jamaican record producer and label owner, her career ranging from ska to dancehall....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Last Leaf
The Danish String Quartet set a gold standard for a classical music ensemble in taking on the folk music of...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Terry Riley In C
Sometimes there is a collision of two different musical worlds that just fits so well that you can't believe it...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Game, Set and Nach
Achanak are legendary on the UK bhangra scene, and while their ventures into the world music festival circuit have made...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
2017
Born near Gao in northern Mali, Gobi certainly has an arresting voice. Her high-pitched, nasal timbre slices mercilessly through the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Despegue
I never thought I'd end up having to reconsider La Chiva Gantiva's debut album as ‘polite’. This is a band...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Inna de Yard
It's been close to 25 years since Ken Boothe last entered the studio and, in truth, he has lost a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
