Reviews
Kalamburage
SkaZka were formed by two youths, Artur Gortatschov and Valentin Butt, who shared a homeland in the former Soviet Union...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2013
Junio Groove
When Asere started out, they were young turks from the margins of Havana, part of a scene that peaked with...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2010
Philantropiques
First up, a confession: having seen French jazz/soul/funk/rap producer Guts on stage and been less than impressed, I had low...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2019
Ushers Island
Ushers Island made their stage debut two years ago. They comprise two generations of Ireland's finest players: members of 1970s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017
Gayageum Sanzo
JeongHyun Chu | SongJa Chee | YoungHo Shu
The primary Korean instrumental genre that bridges folk and art traditions is sanjo (on these releases romanised as ‘sanzo’). A...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: October/2011
Roots Travellers
‘Gypsy’ is a term mistakenly given to Indian migrants who arrived in Constan¬tinople around 1,000 years ago: the locals, having...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2011
Saba Sounds
Guo Gan, Zoumana Tereta, Richard Bourreau
Here's a trio bringing bowed instruments from different lands. Guo Gan unwraps his erhu (a Chinese two-stringed spike fiddle), Zoumana...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2020
The People
The People is the first album from MA Rouf, the latest band of Iranian-Finnish composer and musician Marouf Majidi. Majidi...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Cubangla
Acclaimed groovesters Lokkhi Terra continue their creative roll, returning to their Bangla-Afro-Latin jazz roots after a wildly successful collaboration with...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
