Reviews
Wenu Wenu
It’s something of a mystery why Souleyman, a 47-year-old wedding singer from northern Syria, has become a phenomenon in Western...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Are You Invested in the Economy of Love?
While this debut release from London/Lefkosia-based project ELY features some of the UK’s finest contemporary jazz musicians – including AIM...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: April/2022
Rough Guide to the Music of Russian Gypsies
With the exception of the excellent Russian Gypsy Soul double CD on Network a few years back, Russian Gypsy music...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Both in a Tune
Two giants of English folk from different generations come together with an album of tunes that follows on from their...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2022
Anadolu Ejderi
Whereas earlier albums had more to do with retro-futurism, on Anadolu Ejderi (Anatolian Dragons) past and present collide beguilingly as...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: January/February/2023
Macondo Revisitado: The Roots of Subtropical Music Uruguay 1975-1979
Uruguay, along with Chile and Argentina, is prone to identity crises when it comes to defining its musical legacy. It...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2017
Good and Green Again
Like a roiling campfire on a cool autumn night, Columbus, Georgia-born, Durham, North Carolina-based Jake Fussell’s Good and Green Again...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2022
Warm Heart, Cold Steel
Mr Bongo’s label is internationally known for its exposure of new Brazilian singers, classic reissues and hit remixes, so it’s...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
Musakayike
Although this duo from Malawi have been touring far and wide since the release of their last album in 2019,...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: August/September/2022
Hush the Wild Horses
Hush the Wild Horses is an intimate, unflinching glimpse into the trials and triumphs of singer-songwriter Rachel Harrington. A former...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2019
