Reviews

Bann

Breabach

Breabach have recently experienced a transformation in line-up, and the title, which translates from the Gaelic for band (or bind),...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Apr/May/2012

Shukar

Toni Kitanovski & Cherkezi Orchestra

Macedonian jazz guitarist Kitanovski studied at the Berklee College of Music in the US, and like most of its graduates...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2012

Corner of the World

Solus3

The music of Solus3 is a delicate tracery of ethereal harp, rarefied gamelan, modal jazz, minimalist electronica, systems music, old-style...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2012

Clandestino

David Álvarez

Starting with true Cuban son flavours on ‘A Mí Me Gusta Compay’ before settling into the nueva trova sounds that...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2012

Sodjan

Makan Badje Tounkara

If ngoni virtuoso Makan Badje Tounkara looks like he might be out to cash in on Bassekou Kouyaté's extraordinary success...

Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: Apr/May/2012

Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane

Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane

If you thought the comeback of Orchestra Baobab was heart– warming, the debut solo album of Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane will...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012

Songs of Biboki

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Reviewing music like this is a bit like trying to slap a star rating on someone's breathing – it's rather...

Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Apr/May/2012

10

Che Sudaka

It's a great back story: five musicians from Colombia and Argentina living illegally in Barcelona meet playing music on the...

Reviewed by Russell Patron in issue: Apr/May/2012

Brazilian Beat

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Putumayo's latest instalment of Latin music does not intend to be a definitive collection of new Brazilian music. It is...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Apr/May/2012

Ropes

Duotone

If you were mesmerised by the dark and soulful debut by English cello, guitar and electronic loop pair Duotone, you're...

Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2012