Reviews
Don’t Ask Silly Questions
Don’t Ask Silly Questions is a remarkable compilation of popular Yiddish songs that were heard in London's East End in...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Lebanon Elevator
Kamel Nitrate are to all intents and purposes a fusion band, mixing funk, trip-hop and Arab drum styles. Unfortunately, the...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Olagón
Inspired by the ancient Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge, the story being recast by poet Paul Muldoon as a caustic,...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Aria
Richard Galliano & Thierry Escaich
The witty liner notes to this collaboration liken the meeting between accordionist Richard Galliano and organist Thierry Escaich to a...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Radiant Others
We are, perhaps, most familiar with the sound of a clarinet or violin taking the lead in instrumental klezmer music....
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Vessel of Love
Reggae fans still unaware of Hollie Cook should be very excited. Describing her music as ‘tropical pop,’ the West London...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Les Voies du Monde
This group of French avant-garde jazz improvisers are not always an easy listen, but there are rewards to be had...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Harmonograph
A big welcome back to Sam Carter and Jim Moray, whose debut album under the guise of False Lights, Salvor,...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Bu Bir Ruya
The Dirtmusic duo has now become a trio, with guitarists Hugo Race and Chris Eckman being joined by saz (lute)...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
