Reviews
Behique
Fernando García is a young Puerto Rican drummer, composer and educator based in New York. His previous releases have garnered...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2023
Zambia Roadside 2
SWP Records certainly can’t be accused of over¬exploiting their archive of field recordings; it was ten years ago that the...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2013
The Magid Chronicles
At the height of the klezmer revival in the 1980s and 90s, there were dozens of (mainly) US bands reinterpreting...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Tradi-Mods vs Rockers – Alternative Takes on Congotronics
The Congotronics remix album was inevitable, of course. The primitively electrified ambience of Konono No 1 and the Kasai Allstars...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
La Peña
Santaires, El Filón & Roberto Caldo
While the city of Buenos Aires boasts a couple of dedi¬cated FM tango music channels, its province – a huge...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2010
Hieroglyphs that Tell the Tale
Karan Casey showcases her hybrid influences here with this Irish/American fusion. Previously with the prolific and well-known group Solas, this...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Fists of Violets
Record store categories are disappearing along with the retail stores that made use of them. And that may in some...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Diyarbekiri Hokin: Armenian Songs from Dikranagerd
There have been a number of interesting releases to mark the centenary of the Armenian genocide in 2015. There was...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2016
Everyone Listen Close: Wanp-Wanp Jangl Kap
The 12th instalment of the series Anthology of Music in China takes us on a journey into the unique polyphonic...
Reviewed by Yijia Tu in issue: April/2020
