Reviews
Mosawi Swiri
The youngest son of the late Mahmoud Gania, a Gnawa maalem (master) of singing and gimbri, the 23-year-old Houssam is...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: May/2019
Prodigal Son
Released in 2007, this album is hailed by many as Simpson's finest hour. Recorded at the Pure Studio the year...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
100 Strings: Indian Ragas Full Circle Vol 1
This album by one of the best-known students of the legendary Shivkumar Sharma is a masterclass in santoor playing. In...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2019
Noró (Algunhas Músicas do Norte)
Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre
Xabier Díaz is a restless and eternally curious researcher of Galicia's traditional music. Famous for his work with groups Berrogüetto...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2019
Empathy Moves the Water
Since Jeff Kazor formed the Crooked Jades in San Francisco more than 20 years ago, they have become one of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019
Such a Moon, the Thief Pauses to Sing
Since having met over a decade ago at Ross Daly's Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Crete, Peppe Frana and Christos Barbas...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2019
3
There's no sign of The Gloaming losing that special touch on their third studio album, which opens with an intense...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
Streams
The Paris-based guitarist Nguyên Lê is known for his distinctive style of world jazz. His previous albums combine jazz improvisation...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: May/2019
Traversées
Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko
Jardins Migrateurs, the previous collaboration of Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko was described here as ‘ a disc of regal and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2019
