Reviews
Ethiobraz
The traditional Ethiopian musicians of Addis Ababa's Fendika Azmari Bet have joined forces with Paal Nilssen-Love's pan-Scandinavian group Large Unit...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2020
Addis Through the Looking Glass
Given that Dub Colossus's debut, A Town Called Addis, was one of the best albums of 2008 and that this...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2011
Künh
Hailing from Istanbul, composer and musician Nağme Yarkın is a player of the klasik kemençe – the three-stringed bowed lyre...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2023
Rebetiko Gymnastas
Last hard being lured to his demise by the call of a siren at the climax of his album Marinai,...
Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: March/2013
The Moral of the Elephant
We’ve heard them together in Waterson:Carthy, but this is the first time father and daughter have recorded as a duo,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2014
Songs by Geirr Tveitt
This music is fragile, meditative and delicate, with soundscapes leading us into secret, intimate places. The names on the album...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Supreme Talent Show
Upon listening to this album, it is clear that MC Waraba and Mélèké Tchatcho deserve the confidence their album title...
Reviewed by Brian Taylor in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Fototse Racines Roots
Claude Teta comes from a family of musical brothers who play tsapiky music for ceremonies and weddings. They live in...
Reviewed by Paddy Bush in issue: June/2012
Ipê
This is the second release from the Paris-based trio comprised of Brazilians Pablo Schinke and José Ferreira on cello and...
Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: July/2019
