Reviews
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Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa
Widely regarded as Brazil's most preternaturally gifted musician, Hermeto Pascoal has covered an incredible amount of creative ground in his...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: December/2017
Andina: The Sound of the Peruvian Andes, Huayno, Carnaval and Cumbia 1968-1978
It's become fashionable – or at least SEO-savvy – to give records epic subtitles. This album's subtitle is ‘The Sound...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2017
Carry Fire
The follow-up to 2014's Lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar is hardly a world music album in any conventional sense. But...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2017
Beches Indian Brew
As a more globalised world emerged in the 1960s and 70s, the Swedish jazz drummer Bengt Berger (aka Beche) kept...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2017
The São Paulo Tapes
On reading that Robert Wyatt came out of retirement to produce Vasconcelos' eighth album (having previously worked with her on...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: December/2017
Invisible Faces
Bringing together musicians from Turkey, Serbia and the Czech Republic, bassist Tomáš Liška here draws upon a shared musical language...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2017
Imaginary Archives Vol 1: Ritual Music from Nameless Civilisations
Swedish innovator Juhani Silvola is set to release another three albums on his Eighth Nerve label after this – one...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
40 gir 1977-2017
This Piedmont outfit, led by Enzo G Conti, mark their 40th anniversary here, presenting 21 rarities and live recordings, celebrating...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: December/2017
Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes
Traditional themes of family, community and social justice dominate the debut album by Sam Gleaves and Tyler Hughes, two young...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2017
Wild Winds
Wild Winds is a rich offering from a London-Irish quartet (Conor Doherty, Elma McElligott, Pete Quinn and Karen Ryan). It...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
