Reviews
Odisea
The third album from the German flamenco guitarist Andreas Arnold sees him returning to the classical and jazz improvisation that...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
The Art of the Chinese Guzheng
This album is a tribute to the main regional styles of guzheng (21-string zither) music in China. Having worked with...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: June/2019
BIM#1
Kicking off with an attention-grabbing holler before skittering into Afrobeat on the opening track ‘Destiny’, this fabulous debut showcases Benin's...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2019
American Music Vol VII
Though the seventh album from Austin's Grupo Fantasma comes after a five-year break from the studio, the band have kept...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
The Hare's Lament
This is the third album from River Lea, the folk imprint on Rough Trade Records, following on from Irish singer...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2019
Sika Mila
Mayotte became the 101st department of France in 2011, but located between Madagascar and the coast of Mozambique, the archipelago's...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2019
Jiuta & Kotouta
Ensemble Yonin No Kaï were formed in 1957, when each of the four members was awarded a gold medal at...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2019
Canty
Joanne McIver & Christophe Saunière
Canty is Joanne McIver & Christophe Saunière's seventh album. McIver sings and plays flute, whistles and Scottish smallpipes. Saunière plays...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2019
Mingled Years
When Timo Alakotila says that this is one of the most exciting projects he's ever been involved with, you just...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2019
Echoes of Japan
Many Japanese musicians have a seemingly innate ability to enthusiastically adopt music of other cultures, and to take them to...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2019
