Reviews

100 Strings: Indian Ragas Full Circle Vol 1

Kiranpal Singh

This album by one of the best-known students of the legendary Shivkumar Sharma is a masterclass in santoor playing. In...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2019

Orkos

Maha

As one of the few female singers operating within Egypt’s fertile 70s jazz scene, Maha was picked out as a...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: January/February/2023

Castelli

A Filetta

Followers of A Filetta, Corsica's foremost purveyors of ancient polyphonic traditions, might have concerns about their new album, given the...

Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: November/2015

Abbar el Hamada

Aziza Brahim

Since the death of the great Mariem Hassan, Aziza Brahim has become the most important voice for the Saharawi people,...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2016

Cuba's Queen of Song

Celia Cruz

For non-aficionados, Celia Cruz is best remembered as a gutsy Latina Tina Turner. When she died in 2003, she'd recently...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2011

Distant Days

Steve Tilston

In a similar vein to Richard Thompson's Acoustic Classics is Steve Tilston's 19-strong set of revisited songs going as far...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2018

The Last Bird to Sing

Ewan McLennan

Some first-rate accompanists join Ewan McLennan for his second album – Martin Simpson, John McCusker and Karine Polwart on harmony...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Targ

Bargou 08

Hidden away between the mountains of north-west Tunisia and the Algerian border lies the Bargou valley, an isolated area that...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2017

Far Out Presents: Friends From Rio Project 2014

Friends From Rio

Far Out are 20 years old this year and to celebrate they are releasing this, a continuation of the two...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Cape Verde: An Archipelago of Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

The Ocora label specialises in field recordings of music from around the world. This release is a double CD of...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2020