Reviews
Clandestino/Bloody Border
There are plenty of great albums that seem to define a moment in time but, as the zeitgeist moves on,...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Karsilama
From a Turkish word meaning ‘meeting’ or ‘welcome’ comes the title of this resolutely acoustic album. The trio, based on...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Carry it On
Carry it On is a seemingly improbable fusion of Scottish traditional music with Senegalese drumming and New Orleans funk. Soulsha...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Zorongo Blu
Zorongo Blu offers an accomplished but not entirely comfortable fusion of jazz and flamenco. The group take their name from...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Riptide
This Austin, Texas-based band specialise in a mix of contemporary and progressive jazz with music from the Arab and Turkish...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Amina
Three years ago I reviewed Amerli, by a collection of 20 instrumentalists and singers from Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Sol: A Series of Reflections
From the very first track, ‘Call’, it's clear that in Sol, Joshua Hyde intends to deal more in atmospheres than...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Silk Baroque
This is an elegant album of mainly European baroque music and pseudo-baroque compositions, but with a twist – the solo...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
White Night
The ‘white night’ of this album's title comes from an anonymous Japanese poem about a cuckoo that sings all the...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Voices and Percussions
Brazilian percussionist, arranger and composer Silvano Michelino's project Boca de Tambor is a journey rich in timbres, rhythms and textures,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
