Reviews
Gwiad
Jean-Luc Thomas and Gab Faure are a French duo who play flute and violin – helped by occasional hand percussion...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/September/2023
Pura Sangre
Israel Fernández is one of the biggest names in the younger generation of flamenco cantaores. As such, he stands between...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/September/2023
Raga Yaman
Uday Bhawalkar is a maestro of dhrupad, an ancient Indian classical vocal style, believed to be the world's oldest musical...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: August/September/2023
Soul Song
Yosef-Gutman Levitt & Lionel Loueke
South African Yosef-Gutman Levitt grew up listening to American jazz fusion, took up bass guitar and won a scholarship to...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: August/September/2023
Sound and Reason
Four of London's most dynamic musicians enter the studio in April 2021. Then follows a two-day voyage of all-improvised sonic...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2023
Try and Love
Imagine Lagos, Nigeria in 1972, when Fela Kuti was flying high with recordings like ‘Shakara’ and ‘Roforofo Fight’, jùjú music...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2023
The Stradgrass Sessions
Kentucky-born, classically trained violinist Tessa Lark's latest album is packed with some of the finest chambergrass music human ears are...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2023
Wicked Light
Members of this young folk ensemble began their various musical careers playing spontaneously on the streets of France, Switzerland and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023
A Beginner's Guide to Sublime Frequencies Vol One & Two
Curated by Tim Smolens and Chris Bogen of experimental international outfit High Castle Teleorkestra, this rake through Sublime Frequencies’ esoteric...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: June/2023
