Reviews
Rolê: New Sounds of Brazil
Reviewing a 43-track compilation of new Brazilian music in which every band sounds completely different – each combining different influences...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2014
Ruminate: Improvisations for Fretless Guitar and Dutar
American multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Marin is steeped in many music forms: on Ruminate he proves himself an imaginative interpreter of the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2022
The Last Communiqué
The Last Communiqué is the final part of a trilogy of albums by the Beirut-based composer, guitarist, singer and vocalist...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
Raivopyörä
Maija Kauhanen has emerged in recent years as a strong new presence on the Finnish folk scene, first as a...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2017
On the Romance of Being
Based in the Amandawe township in KwaZulu-Natal, Desire Marea has held a place at the centre of South Africa's queer...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2023
A Pilgrim's Tale
This year sees the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower setting sail with 102 passengers, mostly religious refugees, for a new...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2020
Blackletter Garland
The Hack-Poets Guild are Marry Waterson, Lisa Knapp and composer and sound designer Nathaniel Mann. Working with Sound UK Arts,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2023
Brave New World
Reggae has long played a pivotal role in Pacific music, but unlike its Jamaican roots counterpart, the more derivative Oceanic...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2022
Ancient Tribal Hearts
Prepare yourself for the mystical noise of Ka Safar – a 13-piece world jazz juggernaut whose name means ‘Spirit Journey’...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2022
