The sound of the BIG “little” ensemble Snarky Puppy is dramatic and discrete from anything that you are likely to hear. And once more they have...
This album Lunga is the first full-length one by the vocalist Sofia Ribeiro since Mar Sonoro (2016). All it will take is a few bars into...
In a world where many drummers and percussionists – indeed many musicians – are scrambling to catch up with the complex of rhythmic intonations, undulations and...
Of all the vocal-driven ensembles in the world of contemporary music there is none as compelling or beckoning as Banda Magda. In the music of this...
The poetic imagery conjured up by Sofia Ribeiro and her expressions of grief and joy have inspired ten of the most haunting and beautiful songs on...
Banda Magda gave notice that a magnificent new group was breaking through. That linear leap has given way to a vertical propelling of Banda Magda into...
The remarkable aspect of Magda Giannikou’s musicianship is not that she can play almost any instrument, but it is that she is a remarkably talented singer...