Reviews
Mettavolution
The acoustic guitar instrumentals of this Mexican duo have always tended to divide world music fans. Back in 2012, Songlines...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019
Rüya
Olcay Bayir's father was an aşik, a musical bard of Anatolia, and seems to have made a strong impression on...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2019
How to Swim in the Desert
In their 12th album, French group L'Attirail journey across a desert; by swimming, of course. Along the way they meet...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: May/2019
Lam Phloen World-Class: The Essential Banyen Rakkaen
Banyen Rakkaen of Thailand is a pioneering singer who raised the profile of molam music from the north-east region –...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: May/2019
Poetic Trance
Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa
Aziz Sahmaoui, Moroccan co-founder of the legendary Orchestre National de Barbès, is back for a third album with his group...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2019
Guerra
Spirited trumpeter, composer and director Cesare Dell'Anna's GirodiBanda is a multifaceted beast, comprising more than 30 musicians including some leading...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: May/2019
Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World: Yiddisher Jazz in London's East End 1920s-1950s
Compiled by historian Alan Dein, Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World is both a historic document, chronicling...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2019
Poison Fruit
Poison Fruit is an electric, groove-based collage of Brazilian vibes. As an unorthodox take on Brazilian music, this album could...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: May/2019
Espontáneo: The Abdala Sessions
Maykel Elizarde, Dayron Ortega Guzmán, & Eduardo Silveira
Meaning ‘Spontaneous’, Espontáneo is more a recording of a coincidental collective than a band per se. While in Havana working...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: May/2019
Like a Bolt
Released in 1973, Like a Bolt gathered recordings the great Jamaican singer John Holt had made for Duke Reid's Treasure...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2019
