Reviews
Carnaval de Pernambuco
Writing a one-star review is never nice, especially when you know that the artists’ hearts are in the right place,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2022
Turning Back
It's not often that a Middle Eastern CD comes along for review that is jointly sponsored by the Norwegian Ministry...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2015
Times of Maharajas
Led by tabla player Rahis Bharti, the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan are one of the busiest ensembles touring Rajasthani music...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Some People I Know
It should perhaps come as no surprise that Brooklyn-based identical twins Adam and David Moss, who both have their own...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2019
Aspaklaria
Mordechai Beck & the Aspaklaria Group
The word aspaklaria has contrasting definitions in the Jewish Talmud: one rabbi defines it as a mirror, while another claims...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: November/2018
Rroma Sapien
Sydney-based ensemble Lolo Lovina is built around the impressive talents of Hungarian-Romani singer Sarah Bedak and her Serbian Gypsy guitarist-drummer...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2016
Ancestors
Built almost solely around the simple spine of his guitar, soulful voice and African percussion, the fourth album from the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Camin Sobiran
Listen casually to this latest release from the Pau-based label in South-West France and you might mistake its minimalism for...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2021
Hollowbone
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Right at the heart of this startling album comes ‘Nemesis’, a hymn to the Roman goddess of justice and retribution....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2019
