Reviews
Yn Rio
Welsh-Brazilian samba might seem an unlikely musical match; even less so with the addition of the BBC National Orchestra of...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2022
Via de la Plata
Playing an album by a Spanish pianist on ACT Music, you might immediately expect to hear some variety of flamenco...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2022
Shapes in Twilights of Infinity
ESINAM is a Belgian-Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist who creates cosmic soundscapes by fusing intricate rhythms, silvery flute, ethereal vocals, African percussion, spoken...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
Asimétrico
It’s a pity the name ‘trance’ has already been taken for a music genre, as it is the perfect descriptor...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
The Empress
Siblings Shannon, Solon and Jeremiah McDade have been steeped in folk music from childhood, playing in a family band with...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
Songs Inspired by the Film The Beatles and India
Here are two discs to accompany the new documentary film on the highly influential period when The Beatles visited India...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
Blue as the Turquoise Night
Eric Jacobson, Kayhan Kalhor, Sandeep Das
The quality of this album comes as no surprise when you discover that it has close connections to Yo-Yo Ma’s...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
The Road Never Travelled
Tzimmes translates in Yiddish a ‘big fuss.’ It’s also an Eastern European Jewish dish: a sweet, honeyed mix of root...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
Night + Day
With their debut album winning a Grammy for Best New Age Album back in 2019, the sophomore release from this...
Reviewed in issue December/2021
