Reviews
Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo d'Água
On her second album Bahian Luedji Luna has brought on Kenya's Kato Change as producer, shifting from the dreamy soundscapes...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2021
The Music of the Gypsy Lăutari of Bucharest
The Inédit label comes out of the Maison des Cultures du Monde in Paris and showcases high-quality traditional music. No...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2021
Kiriki Club
A Birmingham-based sextet with backgrounds as various as clowning, dance, theatre and live art (hence a name inspired by Les...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2021
Levantine Rhapsody
Having spent the last 15 years collaborating on various international projects, Turkish-born Başar describes her first solo release as an...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2021
Xuntas
Self-defined as ‘Galician folk Druids,’ the five gifted musicians that make up Sangre de Muerdago show anti-interest in being fashionable...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2021
Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno
Looking for a musical antidote to the crushing malaise? Look no further than Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno's self-titled debut....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2021
An East African Journey
The Grammy-nominated Cuban jazz pianist and composer Omar Sosa has been involved in an impressive array of fusion projects, working...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2021
Chakras & 5 Elements
This album devised by French avant-garde composer and multi-disciplinary artist Pierre Redon, explores connections between sound and healing. Several designated...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: April/2021
Footsteps in the Snow
L'Attirail featuring Sidi Bémol
In true L'Attirail fashion, Footsteps in the Snow is a journey rooted in travel and storytelling. Here, sounds float in...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: April/2021
El Hal/The Feeling
El Hal/The Feeling is the first album in five years from the Anglo-Moroccan septet, led by the gimbri and voice...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2021
