Reviews
Cosmic Language
The fusion of jazz and Indian classical music has become so commonplace as to be almost passé, but saxophonist Nat...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2018
Yarrow Acoustic Sessions
Lori Watson grew up in the Scottish Borders, an area where there seems to be a ballad around every bend...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: May/2018
nOUD
Antranig Kzirian is theoudplayer, a Philadelphia-born musician of Armenian extraction who has learned his craft from members of his country's...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018
Choke Cherry Tree
Choke Cherry Tree finds founding band members Ben Miller (vocals, guitar) and Scott Leeper (washtub bass, backing vocals) joined by...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2018
King of Ghosts
Soumik Datta & City of London Sinfonia
Recorded to celebrate 70 years of Indian sovereignty, this album carries urgency and optimism in every plucked note. King of...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: May/2018
Kayeba Khasso
This is the debut recording of a married couple from Mali who shot to fame in West Africa following their...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2018
Glory of the West
Here's an 18th-century fashion that needs reviving: the dance fan. Women took fans to dances to send elaborate signals as...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2018
Strì
The singer Maeve Mackinnon's third studio album, Strì (meaning ‘to strive’ or ‘to struggle’) is a beautiful piece of work....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2018
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Nostalgique Armenie: Songs of Love, Hope, Exile and Improvisations (1942-1952)
This is a homage to the music of the Armenian diaspora. The liner notes state that the Caucasus is the...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: May/2018
