Reviews
Ragas & Talas/India's Master Musician
This double album presents two of the earliest releases of the late sitar legend Ravi Shankar. Ragas & Talas was...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: November/2016
Echo en México
In 1970s Peru, the cumbia beat from Colombia was given a psychedelic makeover thanks to raw electric guitars and Farfisa...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2016
Warp & Weft
This album is a debut from a duo of multi-instrumentalists Mike Cosgrave and Steve Banks. Built on fiddle (Banks) and...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2016
Before We Change Our Mind
Take a handful of insanely talented Irish musicians, two accordions, guitar, fiddle, bodhrán, piano and vocals. Add 14 years of...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2016
Suku: Your Life is Your Poem
German multi-instrumentalist Nils Kercher's second studio album is an international affair. His ensemble is made up of musicians from Mali,...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: October/2016
Aussegrasn
A slow start doesn’t necessarily indicate a dull ride. But in the case of Fei Scho's latest offering, this theory...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: October/2016
Nocturno
Gianni Iorio & Pasquale Stafano
Ever since Astor Piazzolla relocated to Milan in 1973 to spend a decade experimenting and recording blistering, audacious albums such...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2016
Inspired by Chance
Their 2014 album Tall Tales and Misadventures saw Limerick quintet Goitse up the ante with a set marked by variety,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2016
Argentum
Many books and articles have been written about the tortuous relationship between Buenos Aires and its rural hinterland. US-based but...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2016
Brinca
Paride Peddio & Jonathan Della Marianna
It is both odd and a real shame that Sardinia's richly vibrant traditional music culture isn’t better known internationally. But...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2016
