Reviews
Sufiyan
This is quite an extraordinary project for fans of the Turkish ney – the reed flute that is at the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2012
Silsila – Oud Duets
Back in the 1960s, arguments raged as to whether a white man could really sing the blues, and the same...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010
Anthology of Indian Classical Music: A Tribute to Alain Daniélou
This three-LP set, recorded by Alain Daniélou, was first released in 1955. The recordings were groundbreaking in the 50s for...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Olagón
Inspired by the ancient Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge, the story being recast by poet Paul Muldoon as a caustic,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2018
Hali Diallo
For a lot of Touareg desert blues, the drums are the well of rhythm in the undergrowth of the music,...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: April/2019
Jara en el Camino
Catalonia's relationship with the rest of Spain is complicated, to say the least. There are many Catalonians who view themselves...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2015
Acoustic Rarities
If the recent Acoustic Classics II was an accessible introduction to Richard Thompson and his long career, then Acoustic Rarities...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
Svara Samsara
The vast island nation of Indonesia, widely known among fans of Balinese gamelan, offers so much more contemporary and traditional...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: November/2017
Problemas
For their first studio album since 2010's Grammy-winning El Existential, this Austin nine-piece have abandoned their DIY approach and contracted...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2016
Cor Amant
The textures and timbres produced by this all-female string quartet are quite unlike any other. Tokso bring together the reedy,...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2014
