Musicianship Remains Undiminished at Ever-Expanding London Jazz Festival
The EFG London Jazz Festival and the show keeps on getting bigger and bigger. This year’s 31st edition, which took place Nov. 10–19, was...
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- Nov 10
Global Music Column – November
Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Niño – Rainbow Revisited South African jazz has taken a maximal turn in recent years. Artists such as the...
- Oct 19
Shabaka Hutchings and Mette Rasmussen help Vilnius Jazz Festival push into the future
Vilnius is a city that wears its scars on its sleeve. 23 years since Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union, its capital...
- Oct 19
Global Music Column – October
Titanic – Vidrio Over three solo albums, Guatemala-born and Mexico City-based cellist and singer Mabe Fratti has honed the art of...
- Sep 18
Global Music Column – September
DJ Znobia: Inventor Vol 1 In the late 90s, dancer Sebastião Lopes was experimenting with the production software FruityLoops in his...
- Aug 18
Global Music Column – August
Deena Abdelwahed – Jbal Rrsas Since the release of her debut album Khonnar in 2018, Tunisian DJ and producer Deena Abdelwahed has been on...
- Aug 9
Beverly Glenn-Copeland – The Ones Ahead
Every few years, there is a flurry of excitement as an artist is “rediscovered”. Old cassettes, records and master tapes are dusted off...
- Jun 29
Global Music Column – June
Ahmed Ben Ali – Subhana From Maha’s 80s Egyptian orchestral pop to Fadoul’s 70s Moroccan psych-funk, independent label Habibi Funk has...
- May 30
Global Music Column – May
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood – Jarak Qaribak On their debut album, Israeli bandleader Dudu Tassa and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood...
- May 1
Global Music Column – April
Bongeziwe Mabandla – amaXesha Over the past decade, South African singer-songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla has been reimagining Xhosa folk...
- Apr 17
Feist – Multitudes
The six years since the release of Leslie Feist’s last album, Pleasure, have been momentous ones for the Canadian singer-songwriter. She...
- Mar 31
Global Music Column – March
Ale Hop & Laura Robles – Agua Dulce The cajón contains a radical history. The box-shaped percussion instrument is now commonly used in...
- Mar 6
The Comet Is Coming review
Over the past decade, saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings has established himself as one of the most powerful voices in British improvised...
- Mar 3
Global Music Column – March
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily – Love in Exile Since her 2015 debut Bird Under Water, Pakistani American singer Arooj Aftab...
- Feb 27
Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective review
It is 41 years since US trumpeter Terence Blanchard first took to the stage at London’s Ronnie Scott’s. In 1982, Blanchard was a young...
- Feb 3
Global Music Column – February
Polobi & the Gwo Ka Masters – Abri Cyclonique The voice of 69-year-old Guadeloupean singer Moïse Polobi is a uniquely powerful presence....
- Jan 6
Global Music Column – January
Rian Treanor and Ocen James – Saccades Within the grid-based continuum of contemporary electronic music, Rotherham producer Rian Treanor...
- Dec 30, 2022
The 10 best global albums of 2022
10. Liew Niyomkarn – I Think of Another Time When You Heard It Sound artist Liew Niyomkarn’s latest album wove poignant field recordings...
- Dec 6, 2022
London Jazz Festival Showcases New Means, Methods of Expression
Over the past 30 years, U.K. jazz has taken on multiple, ever-changing guises. From the genre-spanning fusions of the group Polar Bear,...
- Dec 2, 2022
Global Music Column – December
Various Artists – Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition Into the Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986 Anchored in hip-swaying, syncopated clave rhythm...
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