Reviews
Tell Me How You Feel
This, the second album by Hoth Brothers Band, is one among a gazillion projects that would have taken a different...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2021
Grace
The Soweto Gospel Choir has won Grammy awards for its last two albums, so you can’t blame them for tailoring...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2010
Persiennes d’Iran
I’m often frustrated by the many talented female Iranian musicians, particularly instrumentalists, who don’t get the exposure and recognition they...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: January/2021
Walimizi
Mayotte is a little island and French overseas department situated in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar where the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2023
Ashofak Baden
Singer Nadin Al Khalidi saw a selfie of a Yazidi couple in northern Iraq that they had posted on social...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: July/2016
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
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
Single Flame
This is the Derby– born singer’s follow-up to 2011’s Adelphi Has to Fly. Since then, she’s been part of the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2013
Loosening the Strings
When I saw Ethiopian singer and krar (lyre) player Haymanot Tesfa perform at SOAS last year, it was very disappointing....
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2019
