Reviews
Secretly Famous
This is a Western¬er’s image of Cairo and its mythical fleshpots: snake-charmer music for young Euro-clubbers en route to the...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: July/2010
Haiti Vodou: 1937-1962 Folk Trance Possession
Following Frémeaux's 2013 two-CD compilation Jamaica Folk Trance Possession, comes this set of mostly field recordings from Haiti. But where...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: June/2016
With Love
Egyptian-born Omar Khorshid was one of the finest guitarists in the Arab world, accompanying the likes of Oum Kalthoum at...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2021
Street Clan
It's difficult to know exactly what to make of Street Clan, Invisible System's second album, as it's overall such a...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2011
The Spirit of God & Madness
In the publicity for this five-person string-and-vocal group, their home base — Vancouver, British Columbia — is credited as being...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: April/2018
Scuru Cauru
Scuru Cauru, Crimi's second album, kicks off with the bubbling of a water pipe and a vague background ditty suggestive...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: July/2023
Jól Élünk (We Have a Pretty Good Life)
This is the debut recording of a pretty new Hungarian band who were one of the local highlights of 2022’s...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2024
Schoonertown
The curse of the music journalist is that sometimes you just can’t find the words to write about your favourite...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: April/2026
Plays Tanz! Live in New York City
Michael Winograd is one of the great klezmer clarinettists of our time – and his previous albums have received strong...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: February/March/2026
