Reviews
White Power Outage Vol 2
The revolution will not be televised, nor will it be terribly organised if the Free Radicals are in charge. Active...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: August/September/2022
Ahwar
This album is here, there and everywhere. Meaning it is jazz; it is traditional Arabic folk; it is avant-garde; it...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: April/2018
Panic Grass & Fever Few
Ian King of England – it has an old–money ring to it – is a Barnsley–born singer and stonewaller. The...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010
Bura
Raphael Rogiński & Ružičnjak Tajni
Raphael Rogiński’s latest is a collaboration with Ružičnjak Tajni, his new group of Serbian musicians, including Tijana Golubović (violin) and...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: August/2025
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Maghreb K7 Club: Synth Raï, Chaoui & Staifi (1985-1997)
This compilation is a microcosm of Lyon's Maghreb music scene between 1985-1997. Most of the scene in the said city...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: June/2020
Ushers Island
Ushers Island made their stage debut two years ago. They comprise two generations of Ireland's finest players: members of 1970s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017
Idrache (Traces of the Past)
With the members of Tinariwen scattered around southern Algeria while they take refuge from the political unrest in Mali ,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: February/March/2025
Oyoun Al Kalam
Ramzi Aburedwan & Dal’Ouna Ensemble
Originally recorded in 2007, Oyoun Al Kalam, by multi-instrumentalist Ramzi Aburedwan & Dal’Ouna Ensemble finally gets a digital release 17...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: May/2024
Kokuu
Last year, the prolific Finnish pianist Timo Alakotila and Japanese accordion player Yuka Fujino released Seiras, which they followed with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2025
