Reviews
Dawn Chorus
The solo studio project of multi-instrumentalist composer and producer Joe Acheson, Dawn Chorus is by turns lyrical, expansive, indulgent and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2017
Mulatu of Ethiopia
Mulatu of Ethiopia is the record where the ‘Father of Ethio-jazz’ really solidified his signature sound and earned himself that...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2017
Japanese Taiko
Joji Hirota & The London Taiko Drummers
Taiko drumming in a live setting is a visceral and hypnotic experience: the physicality of the drums and volume of...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2017
Jiw
It took eight years of personal introspection and musical exploration for the Dakar-based Sahad Sarr to bring out his debut...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2017
Ile de la Réunion: Maloya
Maloya is a style of music unique to La Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is the secular version of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2017
Simultonality
Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society
Simultonality features the Moroccan gimbri (lute), its bass fashioned from the skin of a camel's neck stretched across a wooden...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2017
The Beautiful & the Actual
This debut from the Wiltshire folk singer reveals something of a folk trend towards strong female singer-songwriters with illuminating and...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2017
Untouched Folk Songs from the Balkans
Muammer Ketencoglu & Balkan Journey
Anyone who is into Balkan music – tricksy rhythms, wild sax and accordion playing – is going to enjoy this....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017
Zabad, Twilight Tide
I'm used to the word sebil in Turkish meaning ‘Fountain’, but in Arabic it means also ‘Road’ or ‘Way’: both...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: July/2017
Orchestra of Samples
Graham Daniels and Mark Vidler (aka Addictive TV) have been splicing found sounds and visual vignettes since the turn of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2017
