Reviews
Simply Amjad Ali Khan Vols 1-3
These three albums are by one of India's finest classical instrumentalists playing one of the most distinguished instruments, the sarod....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2021
Hangszín
Mónika Lakatos and the Gipsy Voices
The Oláh Roma of Hungary are a minority within a minority, having moved to Hungary and other areas of Central...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2021
Mutanuka and Syasiya
Crispin Mutanuka & Edwin Syasiya
The silimba (xylophone) and kanimba (thumb piano) both appeared on the splendid four-CD box set Luangwa to Livingstone (reviewed in...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2021
Udondolo
It is unsurprising that black South African music in recent years has lacked the game-changing potency it enjoyed when soundtracking...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2021
Medicine Man Orchestra
An unlikely sonic collision, Medicine Man Orchestra brings together the divergent universes of electronic sound design (Alissa Syllah), West African...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: March/2021
Simply Whistle
Manchester-based tin whistle player Pat Walsh is considered one of the best in the game and this new set of...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: March/2021
Bonfrost
When they got together in 2009 The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc were something of a curiosity: three outstanding string players from...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2021
Back to Soweto
Umsakazo Records is a UK-based label making a mark with lovingly reissued vintage township jive and mbaqanga from the likes...
Reviewed by Diane Coetzer in issue: March/2021
Horisonten
Although Fågel Roc are a Stockholm group and often sing in Swedish, their original songs incorporate elements of varied global...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2021
Dusk Notes
Supriya Nagarajan & Duncan Chapman
Drawing upon synaesthesia and dusk ragas, Dusk Notes is Mumbai-born Nagarajan's debut album made in collaboration with sound artist Duncan...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: March/2021
