Reviews

Galanìas

Actores Alidos

Twelve years since Canti Delle Donne Sarde, the stunning debut from the female quintet who briskly defied the island's traditionally...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: April/2017

Vamp

Fitkin

Source music and minimalist systems music are the scaffold on which contemporary composer Graham Fitkin erects the dense, multi-part instrumental...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2017

Yeni Dunya

Light in Babylon

Honed on the streets of Istanbul, the message of Light in Babylon comes out loud and clear, across time and...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: April/2017

Zinder

Serendou

As world music fusions grow ever wilder, here's a trio that combines the traditions of Nigeria, Niger and various other...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2017

Svod: Traditional Songs from Serbia and the Balkans

Bilja Krstic & Bistrik Orchestra

ARC Music is developing into one of the foremost record labels releasing new Balkan recordings – having issued excellent efforts...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2017

Sun Celebration

Warsaw Village Band

There are incredible moments on Sun Celebration. ‘Bridal Wreath Song’ is a fusion of ancient Polish folklore, Indian drones and...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2017

Djeli

Ba Cissoko

With Ba Cissoko, great musicianship is always guaranteed. A kora player from Guinea, he is perhaps still best known for...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2017

Pixvae

Pixvae

Unbelievably, the same musicians responsible for the sublime recent album by Nilamayé are involved in this hard-to-digest release. If your...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017

Forge

Inlay

This young four-piece came together on the music course at the University of East Anglia and the expansiveness of the...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2017

Yo Amanecí

Andrés Landero

Since his death in 2000, the reputation of Andrés Landero has continued to grow, both in Colombia and around the...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017