Orchestre National de Maurianie
For a national orchestra, this combo had previously had a remarkably small discography: one 7” single to show for an...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
A refined product courtesy of two years of musical interplay, Aljawal is a distinctive and sonically potent album, unlike anything...
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
This is a cross¬section of the legacy of Egyptian singer Abd Al-Hayy Hilmi, whose final years of life coincided with...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
It might not come as a surprise to those familiar with the music of genius banjo player Noam Pikelny that...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
It’s obvious that much crate-digging has been done to put together this compilation, which features many rare tracks and little-known...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
When Miles Davis ventured to the annual brass festival in Guca, in western Serbia, he was astonished. “I didn’t know...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
This is the latest in the series of albums that the Red Hot organisation have released to raise money and...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
These two albums feature different perspectives on Sicilian musical traditions. Trinacria, taking its name from the old Greek name of...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri
These two releases have come out with little fanfare, which belies what is a unique musical pairing. Berlin’s Mark Ernestus...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
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