Reviews
Collab
Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Afro-Cuban pianist Rubalcaba and Brazilian mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda combine to play this impeccable hour of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian jazz,...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: November/2024
Synthesizing the Silk Roads
The title and subheading (Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock and Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia) say...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: November/2024
Paqueando
Diego Amador & José Maria Bandera
Diego Amador is one of a rare breed: a flamenco pianist. Rarer still he is also a cantaor (singer). Highlighting...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: November/2024
Destination
Afla Sackey once taught Afrobeat at the Royal Academy of Music, and here he gives a masterclass in how it...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2024
Les Îles du Désert
Loy Ehrlich was one multi-instrumental third of France’s esteemed Hadouk Trio, whose co-founder and fellow ex-Gong member, Didier Malherbe, guests...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2024
Troubadour
Singer, Mediæval Bæbes founder and master hummer dulcimer and psaltery player, Dorothy Carter is getting a posthumous reappraisal of late....
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: November/2024
Bamako Chicago Sound System
Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko
In the summer of 2017, kora maestro Ballaké Sissoko and American jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell were commissioned by Chicago’s Hyde...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2024
A Sound Heart
Whatever/Whoever is the translation of Jaubi (pronounced jaw-bee) and ‘whatever sounds good’ is the band’s guiding principle. The Pakistani jazz...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2024
Jesus Ñ Voltará
Originally released in 2023, this is a new deluxe version to take advantage of the attention it has garnered since...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: November/2024
Abu Kenda
Palestinian-American violinist Akram Abdulfattah returns with a first release since his 2022 EP From Here. Abu Kenda (Kenda's Father) is...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: November/2024
