One of the most enigmatic figures in jazz, whose musical legacy and Afrofuturistic mythology stretched way beyond genre limits, this...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: January/February/2024
Hartwin Dhoore and his younger brother, Ward, are a duo from Rodeland in Belgium. They take their name, Siger, from...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2024
Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary
English multi-instrumentalist Elliott teams up with Egyptian oud player Elazhary on this absorbing and beautiful set combining the folk cultures...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2024
Gambian kora player Jaliba Kuyateh was taught the instrument by his father and, according to his biography, if the young...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2024
Launching the Brighton-based label’s new Cuban Classic Series comes this curio from 1977, originally released on the Areito subsidiary of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
The past century-plus of recorded accordion music in Finland has been dominated by dance music, epitomised by countless polkas and...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: January/February/2024
Now here’s a brilliant bumper box set. It contains CDs of 12 Sharon Shannon studio albums, including a brand new...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2024
This seasoned Brazilian musician and producer’s first solo album seems designed to divide opinion but challenge indifference. The minimalist minute-long...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
The Aymara herders of Bolivia refer to three annual seasons: Lupi Pacha (dry season), Jallu Pacha (rainy season) and Thaya...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/February/2024
In recent years Cuba’s Santería religion, a vigorous survival of West African religious practices reconstituted as Catholic adoration of the...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: January/February/2024
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