Reviews

LateNightTales

Khruangbin

Back in 2013, the hugely popular DJ, Bonobo, included a song from a then unknown Houston psych-funk group on his...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Transe de Papier

Lo'Jo

Welcome to a world of poetry nourished by multiple musical influences from various remote corners of the planet. The latest...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Safe Passage

Gitkin

Fresh out of touring as bandleader for Pimps of Joytime, and a collaboration with CedricBurnside, multi-instrumentalist Brian J explores instrumental...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Falling Out of Time

Silkroad Ensemble

Since the Silkroad Ensemble was established by Yo-Yo Ma 20 years ago, its ever- shifting ensemble have created a global...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Vana

Ross Ainslie

Originally a piper, on this, the sequel to his 2017 album, Sanctuary, the Treacherous Orchestra’s Ross Ainslie again flexes his...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Mirla

Monte

Nature has often been an inspiration for Bomba Estéreo, a handful of tracks from their albums Elegancia Tropical and Amanecer...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Y Su Descarga Internacional

Bosq

US producer Bosq has been making tropical bass since the early 2010s, regularly working with musicians from Africa and the...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Rewilding

Richard Durrant

Listening to the third solo album from composer and guitarist Richard Durrant invites in a gentle English pastoral scene. Tours...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

Providence

Katy Carr

Katy Carr is an unusual and original singer- songwriter. She is fascinated by history, has a giftfor strong, upbeat melodies,...

Reviewed in issue January/2021

OPE

Riddim Doctors

Since moving to the US more than 30 years ago, percussionist Sikiru Adepoju has played his talking drums with the...

Reviewed in issue January/2021