Reviews
La Gouache
In 2000, Parisian band Java gave traditional bal-musette (French accordion music) a 21st-century makeover, adding the lyrics of Erwan Séguillon...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Medicine Man Orchestra
An unlikely sonic collision, Medicine Man Orchestra brings together the divergent universes of electronic sound design (Alissa Syllah), West African...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Horisonten
Although Fågel Roc are a Stockholm group and often sing in Swedish, their original songs incorporate elements of varied global...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin
Blending any sort of traditional music with electronic effects is always a risk. Meanings may be lost, or rhythms diluted....
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Sufi Dub Brothers
Ashraf Sharif Khan & Viktor Marek
Sufi Dub Brothers is a fun, yet superficial, album of Ibiza-esque beats and sitar improvisation, superimposing Pakistani/Indian classical music on...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Sentimento Popolare Vol 2
Milanese singer and actress Camilla Barbarito developed a passion for world music early in life, touring Mali and other parts...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Territoire
Among a host of other influences there are strong Balkan flavours on this release from acclaimed Canadian violinist Briga, who...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Saturday Morning in Boston
The fluidity, sonic beauty and musical interplay exhibited on this record leaves little to suggest that this album was recorded...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Icelandic Folk Songs Volume 3: Persian Path
If Ásgeir Ásgeirsson does something, you simply have to take notice. This renowned Icelandic musician has a thirst for new...
Reviewed in issue March/2021
Tides
A collaboration between LA rapper Eligh and Indian sarod player Alam Khan, Tides is the second such album from the...
Reviewed in issue January/2021
