Paul Livingstone & Pete Jacobson
The chamber music duo of sitarist Paul Livingstone and cellist Pete Jacobson, aka Sangam, have a new album of the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: December/2022
They're not sisters, but The Wailin’ Jennys sound like they must have grown up singing under the same roof together....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2011
Possibly taking a leaf out of the book of his compatriot and contemporary Mulatu Astatke, the Ethiopian saxophonist – and...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2010
For the past 25 years Mongolian khöömei has enthralled audiences worldwide. With roots in West Mongolia, Tuva and the Altai...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Like counting the rings of a tree to find out its age, Årringar counts the years in traditional song. It’s...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2022
Beñat Achiary, Patricia Chatelain & José le Piez
This eerily magical collaboration between experimental vocalist Achiary, sound sculptor le Piez and nomadic artist Chatelain is best listened to...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2017
Hossein Alizadeh & Rembrandt Frerichs Trio
‘Same, same, but different,’ as they like to say in Thailand. The Rembrandt Frerichs Trio released a magnificent album with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2021
Compiled by UK-based Aussie music j ournalist Jane Cornwell, Aboriginal Soul is an excellent selec tion of fairly recent tracks...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2010
The Baghdaddies are nothing if not eclectic. This Geordie five-piece with Mesopotamian overtones and a Balkan brass bedrock have weaved...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2010
From the rain-soaked Scottish glens to the hot and dusty deserts of Mali, the Alba Griot Ensemble have discovered an...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
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