Reviews
Brass Noir: On the Trans-Balkan Highway
Piranha Records was the first world music label to effectively promote Balkan brass – issuing seminal albums by Boban i...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012
Sublime Ragas
A foremost protégé of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, Kartik Seshadri has very rapidly emerged as one of the world's best...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2012
En Mi Piel
Flamenco artists continue to coin new genres. The Mallorca-born African gitana Concha Buika takes flamenco’s pained message and impassioned spirit...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012
Fandango: Provença Sessions
Kepa Junkera & the Melonious Quartet
Everything is suddenly alright with the world when an album comes along and blows your mind: especially when it's from...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2012
Move
Toronto’s Sultans of String continue their Spanish-guitars-and-fiddle road trip with their third album. Something of a travelogue that careers across...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: March/2012
Nine Decades Vol 1
Nine Decades could easily be the most exciting new series of albums in Indian music for some time: sitar king...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2012
Gadjistan Zizany
There’s no question that this spirited bunch of Barcelona-based musicians are more than proficient at churning out a lightweight, light-hearted...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: March/2012
Barlande
A set of eight pieces for flamenco guitar and cello: it’s an unusual combination but an effective one. The pieces...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: March/2012
Corazón y Hueso
When Argentinian rocker Daniel Melingo took a stab at tango in 1998 with songs like ‘Narigón’ and ‘José el Cuchiyero’...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012
The Koka Koka Sex Battalion – Music from Tanzania 1975-1980
It's gratifying to know that some record labels are still able to recognise the value of compilations of vintage, previously...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2012
