Reviews
Caribbean Roots
Poet and spoken-word performer Anthony Joseph was born and raised in Trinidad, but has long lived in London, where he...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2016
Listen
American-born of Indian heritage, Nitish Kulkarni took a Masters degree in music production at the Berklee Campus in Valencia, Spain....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2018
A Gathering of Strangers 2021
Transglobal Underground & Our European Friends
A Gathering of Strangers first saw light in 2010 when it was released by a pan-EU collective headed by dubtronic...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2021
Dawgnilo!
Dawgnilo! brings together two mandolin maestros, Brazilian Brito and American Grisman. The latter emerged from the Greenwich Village scene as...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: July/2024
Bákini: En el Nuevo Mundo
Bákini is not just the name of this album, it is a project led by musicians and educators Michael Spiro...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2018
Free West Papua: Rize of the Morning Star Vol 2
Like its 2013 predecessor, this compilation features artists from the Pacific and other countries, banding together in musical solidarity with...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016
Mzansi Beat Code
South Africa's Spoek Mathambo is a busy man. The celebrated songwriter and rapper also fronts Pan-African ensemble Batuk and the...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: June/2017
Europa
This is a re-release of the Bavarian brass-band-cum-techno outfit's second album, although it's not entirely clear why an album that...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2015
500 Years of Night
Hailing from the Chiapas region of Mexico but based in Toronto, Canada, Quique Escamilla might represent a modern version of...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: March/2015
ARC
Although this is only McGoldrick's fifth solo album in 22 years and his first since 2010, the genial Manchester-based flute,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2018
