Reviews
Live at WOMEX Budapest
Ágnes Herczku and her band, led by Nikola Parov, are standout musicians on the Hungarian folk scene, and their album...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2016
Tolika Mtoliki
A dozen years after forming as a performance art and music ensemble in Johannesburg, The Brother Moves On releases one...
Reviewed by Diane Coetzer in issue: January/February/2022
Russia: The Tradition of Wind Instruments
If you imagine the sound of Russian folk music, it is probably folk choirs that come to mind – women...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Como Lo Ves
With their selection box of various Latin styles, Lariba are another border-erasing product of music’s global village. The eight-piece –...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Passport
Born in Lebanon into a family with a rich artistic history, 27-year-old pianist Rahbany's debut album is an ambitious work...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2017
Conscription
The deranged frontman known only as Mike H led his motley Danish crew The Sexican across their debut album The...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: July/2013
Soul Sok Séga: Séga Sounds from Mauritius 1973-1979
The international exposure of music from the Indian Ocean has, understandably, been dominated by the sounds of the huge island...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2016
Music in the City
Here’s an urban night owl. Hailing from Montreal, global beats DJ Rise Ashen has made a nocturnal soundtrack that seamlessly...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
10 Anos nas Asas do Fado
When you think about it, ten years isn’t that long. But it’s been arguably enough time for Kátia Guerreiro to...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Nicola Conte Presents Viagem 4
With his consistently excellent Viagem series, Italian jazz don Nicola Conte has compiled some of the richest, strangest and most...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2012
