Reviews

Boukane

Lolomis

This is the second album from the quartet Lolomis, featuring a line-up of vocals, flutes, harp and drums, although there's...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

La Maison d'Amour

Léonore Boulanger & Maam-Li Merati

Maam-Li Merati is a skilled classical Persian singer, setar and kamancheh player. Léonore Boulanger has learned singing from him since...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

World Spirituality Classics, Volume 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda

Alice Coltrane

Alice Coltrane's career, following the death of her husband, the legendary John, was remarkable for its dedication to the kind...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

Freedom of Movement

Nina Miranda

A mere 40 seconds into this Brazilian/English artist's debut solo album and you'll be won over. That first track, ‘Capoeira...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

Don Letts Presents Culture Clash Radio

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Don Letts started as DJ at the Roxy, the first London punk club, and this has allowed him to enjoy...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

Gaia

Dojo

Dojo are a collective of reggae and jazz musicians who apparently hail from London, Paris, Nigeria and Lebanon. The band's...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

Halo

Juana Molina

This is the Argentinian alchemist Juana Molina's seventh album and it demonstrates a masterful refinement of her sample-based, patchwork approach...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

Folk Songs

Kronos Quartet

There are few more reliable guarantees of quality in any form of contemporary music than if the name Kronos appears...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

The Fallen Angel's Unravelling Descent

Avital Raz

Avital Raz is a bravely original singer-songwriter with an intriguing history. Born in Jerusalem where she sang classical music as...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

Sons da Terra Vol 1

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This is a beautiful collection of live performances in the Monasterio de Santa Cristina in the Ribeiro Sacra region of...

Reviewed in issue July/2017