Reviews
Nar
Singer Christiane Karam draws on both her Lebanese and Armenian heritage to deliver a richly textured and multilayered album that...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: May/2022
A Golden Thread
Pete Morton is unashamedly old school – in the best possible way. He's a fine singer, with a relaxed but...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
From the Devil’s Punchbowl
Fresh evidence of a new generation from north of the border adding its own distinctive stamp on Irish traditional music...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2022
La Mélancolie Royale
Anyone who has visited the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul will know what a monstrous mess was created by the Ottomans...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2019
Laisvė Šaukia
This latest 14-track, live recording from prolific Lithuanian multi-instrumentalist Saulius Petreikis and his guitarist brother Donatas Petreikis, came out in...
Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: October/2021
Staalkaart Van Het Vrije Riet: Sample Sheet of the Free Reed
This is an unusual, endearing CD. It was conceived as a gift to subscribers to Diatonisch Nieuwsblad, the Dutch publication...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
All of You
On this album Iranian pianist Hooshyar Khayam and ney player Amir Eslami join forces in a recording of largely improvised...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Apr/May/2011
Orkney Monster
Well, here is a bit of fun. Orkney-based big band The Chair are a formidable and electrifying presence. With a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2021
Drawn from Deep Water
First formed as a duo in 2015, Gnoss (now a quartet) have been steadily making a name for themselves on...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2019
