Reviews
Blazing/Freezing
This impish New York trio venerate the innovations of Bill Monroe while simultaneously shattering the music he pioneered into tiny...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: July/2023
Relicário: João Gilberto (ao vivo no Sesc 1998)
Caetano Veloso famously recorded a heartfelt song, ‘Pra Ninguém’, in tribute to his Brazilian music heroes. The song names these...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2023
Dobrila & Dorian Duo Two
Dobrila Grašeska sings traditional Macedonian songs and Dorian Jovanović provides accompaniments on oud, looping and electronics. It's a pleasant, though...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2023
What to Do, How to Live?
Swiss resident Lana Kostić is a cellist trained in Western Art Music, a member of the Bosnian diaspora, an experimenter...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2023
ORO, PLATA, MATA
An artist who has often dealt with issues of self-identity, gender and race, Mo’Ju (formerly Mojo Juju) has always been...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2023
Echoes of the South
The original five Blind Boys long ago went to meet their maker, which is unsurprising given that they first raised...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
The Somerset Sessions
Lakeman sings and plays several instruments but his great gift, drawing on the folk tradition, is for narrative. The Somerset...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2023
Sum // Parts
Toronto-based composer and percussionist Jani's debut album is aptly named, as sum is the Hindi-Urdu word for that vital beat...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2023
Lettres Ouverts Aux…
This is the 25th anniversary of both Lounès Matoub's assassination and the original release of this, his final album, and...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023
Voodoo Beat
nemanja want to take you on a trip – a trip to the underworld. In this retelling of the ancient myth...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: October/2023
