Reviews
Collection of Traditional Musics 32
The Band of Gică Diricel from Dobroteşti, Teleorman
This band come from Teleorman County in the south of Romania, about 90km west of Clejani, home of Taraf de...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
Sufi Dub Brothers
Ashraf Sharif Khan & Viktor Marek
Sufi Dub Brothers is a fun, yet superficial, album of Ibiza-esque beats and sitar improvisation, superimposing Pakistani/Indian classical music on...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2021
La Tercera Vision
Argentinian musician, DJ and programmer Lagartijeando (aka Mati Zundel) plays Andean-inspired electronic folk with a psychedelic lite touch; there’s always...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/February/2022
Folila
Everyone's favourite musical married couple appear to be seeking to expand horizons already broadened by the likes of Manu Chao...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2012
Simurg
Compro Oro with Murat Ertel & Esma Ertel
Simurg is the third album from Belgian psychedelic collective Compro Oro. The album is a collaboration between the group and...
Reviewed by Marek Tymków in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Our World in Song
Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
“What would it sound like,” pondered Wu Man, “if I played folk songs from around the world such as ‘Frère...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
May
You may well have seen and enjoyed The Sweet Lowdown on their first UK tour recently. They’re an award-winning, all-female...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Musique de France
Adding to the rich heritage of Middle Eastern and North African music blended with European electronica, Parisian collective Acid Arab...
Reviewed by Ben Murphy in issue: December/2016
Music of Vanuatu: Celebrations and Mysteries
Vanuatu is a fascinating place. Dubbed ‘New Hebrides’ by Captain Cook because it reminded him of those West Scottish isles,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2014
