Reviews
Beyond Destruction
This album has an impressive cast list. To name but three: Iraqi vocalist, and composer Aida Nadeem, Tunisian oud player...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: July/2013
At Peace
Like Toumani Diabaté, Ballaké Sissoko is kora royalty. Around the same age, they are both sons of Malian griot kora...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2013
Casita de Campo
Jose Manuel Cobles, aka Puerto Plata, is an 83–year–old legend from the Dominican Republic who draws on song styles from...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Rangarang: Pre– Revolutionary Iranian Pop
Travelling amongst Balkan musicians I would often ask what their influences were. More often than not, at the top of...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2012
Reggae Dancer
There’s a long and proud tradition of Australian Aboriginal rock-reggae groups, from both remote desert regions and urban cities, that...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2022
The North Star Grassman and The Ravens
The classic status of Sandy Denny's first solo album is assured, and the recent archival activity surrounding her career –...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Guy Buttery
In the same way that Antoni Gaudí's buildings were guided by nature, Guy Buttery draws his musical inspiration from the...
Reviewed by Franki Black in issue: July/2016
Hearts Broken, Heads Turned
Jarlath Henderson hinted he could sing, as well as playing startlingly good uilleann pipes and whistle, on his 2013 Air-Fix...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: June/2016
Catleya: Bogotá Sessions
French-Argentinian producer Krak in Dub recorded this album in Bogotá with an eclectic pool of Colombian talent, reflected in the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
The Wave
Composer Marcus Davidson has form when it comes to mixing things up musically, blending an ethereal chorus with the intense...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2019
