Reviews
Searching
The press release which calls the second album by the Staples Jr Singers ‘long awaited’ is something of an understatement....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024
Sean Khan Presents…The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble
The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble
This is an intriguing set in which classic songs from the folk-rock era of the late 60s and early 70s...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2024
I Can Feel My Dreams
Leipzig-based saxophonist, composer and producer Damian Dalla Torre has been on the improvisation/experimental music scene for some time, working with...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: August/2024
Synthesizing the Silk Roads
The title and subheading (Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock and Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia) say...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: November/2024
Namaste Bombay – A Musical Tribute to Hindi Cinema
Award-winning composer, producer and performer Kuljit Bhamra pays tribute to the music of his childhood, that is, Indian film music...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: August/2024
Simple Pleasures
Pioneering banjo player, composer, and a key leading lady of bluegrass, Alison Brown wears many...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue:
Wild Cursive of Snowland
Reba Jicun’s debut album is a stunning blend of traditional Tibetan opera, rock, metal and Buddhist chanting. Jicun’s musical journey...
Reviewed by Yijia Tu in issue: September/2024
Kairo
Kairo is a very sonically diverse and soulful record from the young Senegalese maestro, aiming to bring together ancient and...
Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: January/2025
In the Real World
Son of singer, actor and civil rights activist Leon Bibb, Eric Bibb carries forward his father’s legacy in all the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2025
