Reviews
Polaris
Turin-dwelling musicians of southern Italian descent (Oreste Forestieri, Franco Montanaro and Valeria Quarta), delve into traditional forms from the southern...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2023
Music for Hope
Indian sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan has done a few collaborative recordings with musicians from other traditions – for instance...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
Kelena Fôly
Grand pianos are not heard much in West African music, but Cheick Tidiane Seck has been playing for more than...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2023
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
Sonido Verde de Moyobamba
Sonido Verde de Moyobamba was a five-piece band formed in 1980 by virtuoso Peruvian guitarist Leonardo Vela Rodriguez. Originating from...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: March/2023
Tamoj
The Polish group Sutari have always said their music (and name) was influenced by Lithuanian sutartinės, a polyphonic vocal form....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2023
Dindin
From the age of eight, Kimi Djabaté was forced to sing and play balafón at weddings and baptisms in Guinea-Bissau...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2023
