Reviews
Live at the Sydney Opera House
The oud is normally rather a modest instrument, so an oud concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Subway Salsa – The Montuno Records Story
Wander down under Times Square, deep in the New York subway system, and there it is: Record Mart. A modest...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2012
Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan: The Lost Live Recordings
Basho was an unconventional and singular 12-string guitarist, an outsider whose music remains uniquely beguiling. Often dubbed the ‘Father of...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: February/March/2025
Malira
Originally formed in 1983 as a duo, Australian band Not Drowning, Waving was created by classically-trained keyboardist-composer-producer David Bridie and...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/2026
If Like Birds and Angels I Could Fly
Hossein & Raha Alizadeh with the Hamavayan Ensemble
Perhaps the most striking aspect of this recent album by Hossein Alizadeh & the Hamavayan Ensemble is its showcasing of...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Gunfan Yellem!
‘East meets West’ is a common theme within world music fusions, but it's rare to hear one like this: Damakase's...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: March/2017
Vida-Código
For Vida-Código -his fourth album and his third on the Swedish Ajabu! label – Tiganá Santana presents very little of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2020
Kora Fo
Born into a legendary griot family in Casamance, Senegal, for the past decade Maher Cissoko has been resident in Sweden,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2017
ShadowLines
Those who know the work of British composer, producer and musician Shammi Pithia will know to expect a dreamy, cinematic...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2016
