Reviews
River of Dreams
There is something charmingly familiar and almost old fashioned about ex-Decameron guitarist Johnny Coppin’s River of Dreams that is evident...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: June/2022
Duo Vargoz
Re-exploring repertoires of oral tradition and rearranging them is a fairly common approach in the world of traditional music today....
Reviewed by Anne Ge in issue: June/2022
Where’s the One?
Kinshasa’s Congotronic axis meet chosen international artists and create an epic, euphoric mash-up celebrating the tenth anniversary of a historic...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: June/2022
Abandoned
Abandoned is a cross-section from Iran’s vibrant and impressively imaginative ‘alternative’ music scene. ‘Bayāt-E-Fārsi’ by Bamdad Afshar is an example...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2022
Anyankofo
Total Hip Replacement’s Anyankofo – a Fante word meaning ‘Friends’ – is an album about just that. This is a warm,...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: June/2022
30: Happy Returns
To celebrate 30 years as a performing musician Kate Rusby has selected songs from her 18 previous albums and recorded...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2022
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party
David Krakauer | David Krakauer
Clarinettist David Krakauer is the ringleader for this high spirited album that features the Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Orchestra (with...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2022
Maputo Electronico
Smadj/Chico Antônio/Rhodalia Silvestre
This new Maputo Electronico combination involves the musical traditions of Mozambique and Tunisia, filtered through a French electronic gauze, its...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2022
