Reviews
Paris Bamako Jazz
Baba Sissoko & Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Griot Jazz, the collaboration between ngoni and talking drum master Baba Sissoko, Lansiné Kouyaté on balafon, Madou Sidiki Diabaté and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2023
Red Mist
John Wardle, aka Jah Wobble, has enjoyed a remarkable career. One of Britain’s most adventurous bass guitarists, he played in...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2023
The Drip
Recorded with seven other prominent West-Canadian Jazz musicians and featuring vocalist Karimah, this latest release by Canadian-Brazilian bassist Rubim de...
Reviewed by George Newton in issue: November/2023
Tudat Alatt
Soma Salamon is a folk music researcher and performer specialising in traditional flutes. He’s played with a number of bands...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2023
A Curious Compendium of Crooked Irish Tunes Vol 1
It’s safe to say that Dr Dave Flynn is something of an iconoclast. The composer and guitarist behind the Irish...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2023
Wild Wet World
Sheldrake’s previous album was the excellent Wake Up Calls, featuring music and sound set to birdsong, in order to ‘help...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2023
Irish Rock’n’Roll
‘Well here I am from Paddy’s Land,’ sings Charles Hendy in the opening line of ‘The Bauld O’Donoghue’, the first...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: November/2023
Sur Mon Dos
Like Manu Chao, Matjé is a musical voyager, who took his artist’s name from the Creole word ‘to write’. The...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2023
Unheard Landscapes
Haapoja is a Helsinki-based producer and includes one of Finland’s current favourite bands, Okra Playground, among his credits. On Unheard...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2023
