Reviews
The Rough Guide to Ethiopian Jazz
Rough Guides turns its attention to the wonderful world of Ethio-jazz. The trap of focusing only on Buda Musique's landmark...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2016
Overnight
The award-winning duo's first album for Rough Trade is their finest work to date, and certainly among the best folk...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2016
Black Smoke
Born on remote Groote Eylandt, the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off coastal Arnhem Land, Emily Wurramara's family...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016
Instar
Ecology, politics, and the rigours and inequities of the present framed by the struggles and injustices of the past are...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2016
Flit
Martin Green is best known as the accordion and electronica genius from Lau, but he's also a bravely experimental soloist....
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2016
Do Not Obey
It's 20 years since Murat Ertel and Levent Akman founded the Istanbul-based psychedelic band Baba Zula. Firmly ensconced in that...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2016
Diatakendiya
Given the name Cissokho, it is almost inevitable that this will be a fine example of West African griot music....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2016
The Albino Peacock
With a fun mix of clarinets, bouzouki, kaval, violins, drums, bass, electric guitar, autoharp, dulcimer and recorders, Birmingham-based Bonfire Radicals...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2016
The Beast Below
There is a tinkling delicacy to the music of Apple of My Eye. Comprised of musicians with a strong theatrical...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2016
