22 Concert reviews

Seun Kuti & Africa 80

After a deliciously long intro, the youngest Kuti races through a short but sweet set.

  • Originally published: 25 Oct 2008

Matthew Herbert Big Band

A right Herbert: but sounds as original as these should be cherished.

  • Originally published: 3 Oct 2008

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Two thrash metallers turned acoustic pickers who busked their way to stardom.

  • Originally published: 1 Dec 2008

Lila Downs in concert

An enormously gifted Mexican singer who puts everything she has into every performance.

  • Originally published: 25 Jul 2007

Manu Chao in Concert

For listeners used to the laidback charms of Chao’s recorded repetoire, the live experience is somewhat more intense!

  • Originally published: 11 Oct 2007

22 Museums & Galleries reviews

Mondrian and De Stijl

Following a visit to an exhibition, a discussion of the life and work of the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian and the De Stijl movement.

  • Originally published: 23 Feb 2011

Pergamonmuseum

When all the world was brought to Berlin.

  • Originally published: 30 Mar 2009

Kunsthistorisches Museum

An impressive art and archaeological collection and one of the world’s finest, housed in a vast, palatial building in Vienna.

  • Originally published: 13 Feb 2011