Reviews
Glsah Sanaanea with Shiran
Albums of music from Yemen emerge rarely in the West; albums of Yemeni women singers are rarer still and we...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Within
A tasteful blend of tradition and innovation, Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Withinis Finnish singer Anna Murtola's debut that ties together...
Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: May/2019
The Rough Guide to Samba
In this latest incarnation of The Rough Guide to Samba, compiler John Armstrong works from a generous definition of Brazil's...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2013
Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983
Admirers of 70s African music are living in high-cotton times, thanks to admirably dogged labels like Soundway and Analog Africa....
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Canaich
As is traditional for a Scottish Highland male, fiddler Duncan Chisholm isn’t one to get too demonstrative in the material...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: October/2010
Little Lights
Robertson is a harpist of high renown, having won all manner of prizes for her virtuosic clàrsach (Celtic harp) playing....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2015
Prince Buster Shakedown
During the 2-Tone wave that hit the UK in the late 1970s, covering Prince Buster tracks – as The Specials...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Indo-Arabic Variations
As this 1980 album has been increasing in value over the years (original copies appear to go for around £50...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2022
Ossicles
A musical journey connecting Africa and the Middle East to the mountains and valleys of Norway is one that few...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
