Reviews
Transe de Papier
Welcome to a world of poetry nourished by multiple musical influences from various remote corners of the planet. The latest...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: January/2021
Veracruz: Sones y Flores
Think of a male/female acoustic guitar duo, add Mexico to the equation and you may well come up with Rodrigo...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2021
Safe Passage
Fresh out of touring as bandleader for Pimps of Joytime, and a collaboration with CedricBurnside, multi-instrumentalist Brian J explores instrumental...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: January/2021
Falling Out of Time
Since the Silkroad Ensemble was established by Yo-Yo Ma 20 years ago, its ever- shifting ensemble have created a global...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Where the World is Thin
Kris Drever’s solo albums don’t come that often – 2010’s Mark the Hard Earth was followed six years later by...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2021
Ala Maintso – Green World: Songs from Madagascar
The instrument known as the marovany is a Malagasy zither – a hollow, wooden, rectangular-shaped box with 12 metal strings...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: January/2021
Rangatira
A collaboration that pairs various traditional Maori instruments (ngā taonga pūoro) with percussion, Rangatira brings together two respected New Zealand...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/2021
Vana
Originally a piper, on this, the sequel to his 2017 album, Sanctuary, the Treacherous Orchestra’s Ross Ainslie again flexes his...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: January/2021
Barokan
Singer Djely Tapa is the daughter of the great Malian diva Kandia Kouyaté, aka La Grande Vedette Malienne, arguably one...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: January/2021
