Reviews
From Blues to Rembetika
Mark T is a British blues musician and, listening to the several live tunes included on From Blues to Rembetika,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Karkadé
Egyptian-born Mohamed Abozekry is the latest in an illustrious line of oud players from the Arab world who have graced...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
King Papaya
Accordionist, keyboard player and multi– instrumentalist Koby Israelite has produced a CD of startling grotesquerie. A grim, obsessive figuration on...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2010
Tides of Times
Since their formation in Kolkata in 2006, Gharana have waged a guerilla campaign to bring their Indo-rock fusion to a...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2021
The Life & Times of James ‘The Rooster’ Corcoran’
Vincent Cross is a descendent of Irish gang leader James Corcoran, who left Dublin for New York in 1844, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2020
Asmara
Jazz trumpeter Hermon Mehari is a Kansas City native based in Paris, but his third album, Asmara, is a reflection...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: March/2023
Uvjamuohta / Powder Snow
I pull a CD from my shelves and check the date: 2002. I remember being captivated by this album, In...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2022
Tu Na Me Nsa
The Ghana Bigshots were originally founded as the University of Ghana's house band, and this release is supported by the...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Apr/May/2015
Music in Our Dreams
There's no question that Jeff Coffin is a fine woodwind player. After all, he spent years playing in the Flecktones...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
