Reviews
Hope in an Empty City
Recorded in New York before the onset of COVID-19, this latest album by Egyptian/Australian oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros is a...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2021
Triode
Like Natacha Atlas, Laila Amezian was bom in Belgium to parents of Moroccan heritage. And like Atlas, she has spent...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Punky Halal
It's been 14 years since French Maghreb-influenced band Les Boukakes first started rocking not just the casbahs but the world...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: March/2013
Grá agus Bás
As a signee of the powerhouse American label Nonesuch, Donnacha Dennehy rubs shoulders with world music luminaries like the Buena...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2011
16 Miles
Jaywalkers are the fresh-faced duo of Jay Bradberry (vocals, fiddle and guitar) and Michael Giverin (mandolin and guitar). As the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2012
The Sky Above the Roof
Harp, bass, drum – doesn’t sound much of an energy-hogging power trio. But Solus 3 manage to generate plenty of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2010
African Rhapsodies
Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita has been on a mission to expand the sound of the instrument, having already been...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2023
Ladilikan
This album is a sublime meeting of two superb chamber groups. On the one hand there is San Francisco's string...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2017
Hive
Gamelan Madu Sari have been operating out of Vancouver for nearly a quarter of a century, ever since a Javanese...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
