Reviews
Afropentatonism
Alhousseini Anivolla & Girum Mezmur
With five notes per octave, the pentatonic scale is considered the oldest scale in the world. Originating in ancient Mesopotamia...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Siphr
Siphr (Zero) is the first studio album by the Lebanese-American musician, artist and educator Naima Shalhoub. With playing and writing...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Zithers
Andrew Cronshaw's presence as a player, writer and critic has been a significant part of the folk and world music...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Erzulie
Yilian Cañizares’ credentials are impeccable: born in Havana, she mastered violin in Caracas’ El Sistema programme, debuted dashingly at the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Right of Passage
Franco-American guitar and banjo player Cory Seznec and Senegalese guitarist-turned-kora player Amadou Diagne first met while busking on the streets...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Liga Latina
Liga Latina have been described as ‘a European supergroup.’ Well, they're a quintet of Scandinavian musicians steeped in Latin and...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
The Gap
It's been five long years since India Electric Co released their debut, The Girl I Left Behind Me. In that...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Sins We Made
The second outing from Canadian duo Harrow Fair – Miranda Mulholland (from Great Lake Swimmers) and Andrew Penner (musician and...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
