Reviews
Hidden Waters: Strange and Sublime Sounds of Rio de Janeiro
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Hidden Waters showcases the cream of Rio de Janeiro's thriving music scene, moving between samba, bossa nova, Candomblé, jazz and...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: July/2023
Jim Ghedi & Toby Hay
There's an almost timeless, specifically British strain of pastoralism conjured on this second collaboration between acoustic guitarists Jim Ghedi (six-string)...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: July/2023
200 Weeks Ago
There's something immediately recognisable about the VOŁOSI sound. The Polish group is all strings and they’re played tightly and rhythmically...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2023
Wild Wet World
Sheldrake’s previous album was the excellent Wake Up Calls, featuring music and sound set to birdsong, in order to ‘help...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2023
Viral Wreckage
Bisola Olungbenga has all the makings of a new Nigerian star. Trading under the memorable name of Aunty Rayzor, she...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2023
Variations for Piano and Sitar
Andrew Goldberg & Ricky Romain
Sitarist Ricky Romain has long been a stalwart of the South Asian music scene in the UK, working with musicians...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2023
The Resonance Between
Alam Khan, Arjun K Verma, Jack Perla & Del Sol Quartet
While there are countless East-West fusions out there, there are few that sound as effortlessly meant to be as this...
Reviewed by Alexndra Petropoulos in issue: December/2023
Back to the Taverna
Cherry Bandora are a band from Berlin that revel in their cultural roots at the eastern end of the Mediterranean....
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2023
