Reviews

Terry Riley In C

Brooklyn Raga Massive

Sometimes there is a collision of two different musical worlds that just fits so well that you can't believe it...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Game, Set and Nach

Achanak

Achanak are legendary on the UK bhangra scene, and while their ventures into the world music festival circuit have made...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

2017

Leila Gobi

Born near Gao in northern Mali, Gobi certainly has an arresting voice. Her high-pitched, nasal timbre slices mercilessly through the...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Despegue

La Chiva Gantiva

I never thought I'd end up having to reconsider La Chiva Gantiva's debut album as ‘polite’. This is a band...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Inna de Yard

Ken Boothe

It's been close to 25 years since Ken Boothe last entered the studio and, in truth, he has lost a...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

She & I

Kirsty Merryn

Following in the footsteps of the likes of Seth Lakeman and Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Kirsty Merryn is another...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Canzoniere

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino

The superstars of pizzica are back. Canzoniere (Songbook) is the 19th album from Puglia's famous Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS). The...

Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

From Blues to Rembetika

Mark T

Mark T is a British blues musician and, listening to the several live tunes included on From Blues to Rembetika,...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Psychedelic Train: Expanded Edition

Derrick Harriott & The Crystalites

Derrick Harriott is a major figure in Jamaican music, his career as a producer, songwriter, label owner and singer having...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

A[ch]a-I-Viat[s]a

Asa-i-Viata

Move out of the way: this heady mix of Balkan tunes, electronic beats and myriad international influences is crossover music...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2018