Reviews
Fandango at the Wall in New York
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Mexican-American composer, pianist and activist Arturo O’Farrill says it’s his mission to ‘unite people through the power of profoundly moving...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/February/2023
Eboni Band
In 1981, Motown producer Art Stewart travelled to Abidjan to scope out the possibility of a series of African-American collaborations...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2021
Inland Sea
I was first drawn to the music of Stephan Micus by his piece written for 56 flowerpots in the 1980s....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2017
Coda: A Concluding Event
The male a capella trio bring their close-harmonies and politically engaged and socially conscious music-making to a close with Coda....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute
Beautifully performed by a variety of artists from the Rounder catalogue and generously notated by label co-founder Bill Nowlin, this...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Apr/May/2012
The Drunken Gaugers
Kevin Crawford, Dylan Foley & Patrick Doocey
There's a delightfully tipsy quality to the familiar jig that gives this album, from three scions of New York's Irish...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2017
Yellow Fever/Na Poi
It’s now 16 years since Fela Kuti died and his legendary status continues to grow. The problem with legends, though,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2013
Bangalore Dreams
After success with her dazzling acoustic Karnatic trio record, Call of Bangalore, Jyotsna Srikanth returns with a short album that...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Places of Consequence
Cameron Knowler | Cameron Knowler & Eli Winter
Knowler’s first full-length solo album offers 14 carefully considered and compelling songs that merge traditional folk with modern sensibilities. Spending his...
Reviewed by Amy Hollinrake in issue: October/2021
