Reviews
King Size Reggae
Having launched the careers of Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker and Bob Marley & the Wailers, producer Leslie Kong had an...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2019
The Journey
Herbie Hancock was reputedly knocked out by Benin-born Lionel Loueke's guitar playing. It is indeed something special. On ‘Guira’, he...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2019
Testvériség (Brotherhood)
Slightly confusingly, the two Hungarian cimbalom players in this quartet are not brothers – I suspect one cimbalom player is...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2019
Last Night's Joy
Renowned for his lightness of touch and sweetness of sound, Co Louth fiddler Gerry O'Connor has been a major presence...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: March/2019
Miri
One of the principle instruments of Mali's griot storytelling tradition is the ngoni (lute), and more than anyone else, Bassekou...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2019
Les Entrailles de la Montagne
Jean-François Bélanger is a French-Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist. In recent years, he has focused on recording and releasing a ‘Nordic...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2019
Turn to Fray
This debut from the Brighton duo of Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti is the latest release from the prolific Sussex...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2019
Do Not Be Afraid
London-based trio Vula Viel are a live sensation. Do Not Be Afraid is their second recorded release, following on from...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2019
137 Avenue Kaniama
Musician, poet and filmmaker Baloji was born to a Belgian father and Congolese mother in Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2019
La Otra Mitad
Nothing startles these days. Postmodernism has attuned us to collage, palimpsest and pastiche. But this sampling of sonic essays on...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2019
