Reviews
Harp Vs Harp
Edmar Castañeda & Grégoire Maret
This is a classy jazz and global fusion set, featuring virtuoso duets by two musicians from wildly different backgrounds who...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2019
Echo
Ben Walker is hailed as one of the world's finest acoustic guitarists, for the half dozen brilliant albums he made...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2019
Everything is Broke
Muito Kaballa is a multiinstrumentalist, working in Cologne. This debut album features a spread of drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, flute,...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2019
Metamodal
Lyra, piano, bass and drums – given that line-up, one might expect the Greek instrument, played here by the virtuoso...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2019
Colombian Soul
What comes to mind when someone mentions Colombia? Most probably cumbia, perhaps vallenato, a blast of champeta. If you've ever...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2019
The Sound of Silk
Li Xiangting is without doubt one of the few bona fide guqin (Chinese zither) masters of his generation. Not only...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: October/2019
Live at WOMAD 1985
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party
Marking its 30th anniversary, Real World Records has released this album as a tribute to the late qawwali king, Nusrat...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2019
Créateur de la Valse Musette et de la Java
It's not often a cynical old music hack gets to dust off epithets like heart-warming, but this pair of records...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2019
An Introduction to Nic Jones
Topic Records, 80 this year, asked Nic Jones to compile a selection of his work to add to their An...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2019
