Reviews
The Life & Times of James ‘The Rooster’ Corcoran’
Vincent Cross is a descendent of Irish gang leader James Corcoran, who left Dublin for New York in 1844, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2020
The Hindustani Jazz Sextet Live at the UCLA
This live record is a charming time capsule, taking us back to the swinging 60s and the first fumblings of...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: August/September/2022
The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin’s talent as a clawhammer and Scruggs-style banjoist fares on this album much as his talent as a comic...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
The Holy Mother – Madhuvanti Pal Plays the Rudra Veena
This album is a treat. It isn’t often you get the chance to hear new recordings of the rudra veena,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2023
Ridiculous Things
Seattle’s The Do Goodrs debut album dives deep into personal storytelling and cultural fusion through the band’s love of Balkan...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: June/2024
Essence of Duality
When it comes to world fusion music revolving around Hindustani classical music, a template was set in stone by Shakti....
Reviewed by Shaswata Kundu Chaudhuri in issue: May/2022
365: Volume 2
Reveal Records issued Volume 1 in the spring of 2018, with Lau's fiddler joining forces with jazz pianist Kit Downes...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2019
Music from the Dunhuang Caves / Seeking the Tao of Strings
Wu Man | Wu Man & Kojiro Umezaki
Wu Man, a contemporary master of the pipa (the Chinese lute) has recently released two albums that demonstrate her fascinating...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2025
The Ballads of Child Migration: Songs for Britain's Child Migrants
There's an impressive list of musicians here; the songwriters include Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews & Chris While, Boo Hewerdine, John...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Ya Nass
Although relatively unknown in Europe, Yasmine Hamdan is something of an icon among the educated urban elite of the Arab...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2013
