Reviews
Exploring Gong Culture in Southeast Asia: Massif and Archipelago
Sound artist and archivist Yasuhiro Morinaga records found sounds and music from around the globe. Recently, he turned his attention...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: July/2022
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Sushma Soma with Aditya Prakash
Forest fires create an ashen, black landscape in the Amazon. Over in India, an elephant stumbles across a pineapple, begins...
Reviewed by James Scott Roriston in issue: July/2022
Tres Golpes
Perrate is about as traditional a flamenco artist as you can imagine. From Utrera in Andalucía, the family dynasty includes...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: July/2022
Sharayet El Disco: Egyptian 80s Disco & Boogie Cassette Tracks
Anyone who travelled in the Arabic world from the 1970s through to earlier this century will recall how cassettes were...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2022
Eremìa
At the very tip of Italy, Calabria has been the gateway to Greek civilization, a heritage Ettore Castagna, founding member...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: July/2022
Rosewood
For lovers of the finger-picking guitar greats of the 1960s, Rosewood is a treat. Ben Robertson acknowledges their influence but...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2022
Quicksand
The French producer Philippe Sanmiguel moved to Bamako 16 years ago and has since produced a raft of fine albums...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022
Tafrigh Vol 1
Tafrigh cannot be categorised easily. Rooted in different musical genres and styles, it is a mesmerising post-modern mixture of bizarre...
Reviewed by Kamyar Salavati in issue: July/2022
New Moon
The second album from Highland septet Hò-rò continues on the path of combining their native traditions with an outward-looking approach...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: July/2022
Ama Gogela
This scintillating album from Durban trio Phelimuncasi is named after a South African bee famed for its power and brutal...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2022
