Reviews
Ögbelerim – Music for My Ancestors
Batsükh Dorj comes from a continuous but little known and recorded tradition of Tuvan music in the far north west...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: December/2023
bié Records meets Shika Shika
This collab between Beijing-based label bié and Latin America-focused label Shika Shika is an energising alternative to the well worn...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2023
The Holy Mother – Madhuvanti Pal Plays the Rudra Veena
This album is a treat. It isn’t often you get the chance to hear new recordings of the rudra veena,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2023
There is Only Love and Fear
The composer, producer and percussionist Bex Burch has built a cult following on thinking outside the box, her leftfield smarts...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2023
Back to the Taverna
Cherry Bandora are a band from Berlin that revel in their cultural roots at the eastern end of the Mediterranean....
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2023
Variations for Piano and Sitar
Andrew Goldberg & Ricky Romain
Sitarist Ricky Romain has long been a stalwart of the South Asian music scene in the UK, working with musicians...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2023
Blackbird Returns
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of their 2013 album Blackbird, New Zealand Māori soul-dub-funk octet Fat Freddy’s Drop have put together...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2023
Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985
While reggae music has long had a reverent fanbase in Japan, the country’s musicians have generally shied away from attempting...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: November/2023
Secret Museum of Mankind – Atlas of Instruments: Fiddles Volume 1
A curio and a labour of love, Fiddles Vol 1 is a compilation in the intriguingly-named Secret Museum of Mankind...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: November/2023
