Reviews
Fringe Music
A trio of Norwegian jazz instrumentalists took a road trip in the Appalachian mountains; this whip-smart, virtuosic album of improvised...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
The Reason Why Vol 2
Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra
If Vol 1 showed how diverse Swedish trumpeter Goran Kajfeš’ influences are, then this second instalment of covers shows you...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Mountain Songs and Other Stories
Maxida Märak & Downhill Bluegrass Band
Sámi activist Maxida Märak usually performs dubstep and hip-hop. But a few years ago she heard Steve Earle's ‘The Mountain’,...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Souvenance
You would expect the events of late 2010 that sparked the Arab Spring to have had a profound effect on...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Melodic Melange
Anders Hagberg & Ahmad Al Khatib
Ahmad Al Khatib's last CD, Sabîl, was one of the most impressive solo oud recordings to have appeared in recent...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Next Spring
This meeting of the ud, ney and kora is contemplative and exploratory – an experiment in their shared sensibilities and...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Traces from an Old Vineyard
The first time I heard the subtle Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat was via a CD playing at Lorca, an artists’...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Barbara Fairouz
This is a charming and very personal album that brings together the music of two iconic divas: the tragic French...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Viv Tolerans
Ingrid Brännström, Sanna Källman, Anna Ottertun and Maria Stellas formed Tetra in 2006; the four female vocalists have backgrounds in,...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
Camino de Fuego
Antonio Moreno and his band have been working under the radar in the Spanish underground for almost two decades since...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015
