Reviews
Quest Ensemble: The Other Side
This stunning sophomore release from London-based Quest Ensemble is a thing of beauty and brilliance, artfully embodying, as it does,...
Reviewed in issue October/2020
A Casual Invocation
George Hoyle, aka Cunning Folk, is a folklorist, storyteller, folk artist, magical ritualist, a former member of Gay Dad, Circulus,...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
Abrazo
Warm, tango-inspired runnings from the Paris-based duo of accordionist Vincent Peirani and soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien, whose palpable rapport has...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
Escape Plan
Since first hearing Thornato’s edits of dancehall and Afro-Colombian folk music in the early 2010s, it’s remarkable how his MO...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
Bombyx Mori
This is an extremely elegant and accomplished record. But that should come as no surprise as it features three extremely...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
Mucho Gusto
Acid Coco are a Colombian duo whose careers have led them to the US, Europe and beyond. Before the formation...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
In the Wake of Memories
A Syrian refugee, an international aid worker and a philosopher walk into a recording studio… When three musicians from very...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
The Stolen Cello
When Redi Hasa arrived in Italy as a refugee from Albania, the only possession he took with him was his...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
Play at Night
Play at Night is a remarkable release that questions roots, routine and reality. Artist Devi Mambouka grew up in Gabon,...
Reviewed in issue December/2020
