Reviews
Arbrasson
Beñat Achiary, Patricia Chatelain & José le Piez
This eerily magical collaboration between experimental vocalist Achiary, sound sculptor le Piez and nomadic artist Chatelain is best listened to...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2017
Simply Whistle
Manchester-based tin whistle player Pat Walsh is considered one of the best in the game and this new set of...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: March/2021
Gatherings
John Smith is best experienced live, which is just as well, as he often spends 200 days of the year...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026
Wa
Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler
This really is like no other Middle Eastern recording you are likely to encounter and it is best to say...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: April/2020
Notes from the Boat
It's an incredible line-up that Mike Vass has gathered for his latest album, with guests including Anna Massie, Duncan Chisholm,...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2018
Qalaq
Born in Beirut at the outset of a civil war that devastated his country and set the pattern for decades...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: December/2021
Svalan
Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström
Maria Kalaniemi's latest release Svalan (Swallow) shows her throwing caution to the wind, heading into the countryside of her childhood,...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2017
Incantations
In recent years, there has been an effort to broaden the expressional potentials of Iranian classical music. The genre has...
Reviewed by Kamyar Salavati in issue: May/2022
