Reviews
Ecstasy: Between Two Seas
‘Epic’ is the word to best describe Sami Yusuf. A British-Azerbaijani singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, he has been hailed as...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2026
Natural Selection
Klezmer tunes, the spirit of the Balkans' Roma musicians and Celtic influences from Ireland and Scotland all find their launching...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2019
Pyhä Veri Vuotaa
The early morning mist rolls in across the water and pulls you into a hidden landscape; it’s enticing, haunting, mesmerising,...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: April/2022
The Alaev Family & Tamir Muskat
The Alaev Family are something of a discovery. Originally from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, this Central Asian Jewish family...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Set Me Free
Dwayne Dopsie is the son of the late Rockin’ Dopsie, a Louisiana Creole accordionist who, via recording several albums for...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2021
Cape Verde
Those who’ve had their fill of the new Cape Verde artists like Mayra Andrade and Tcheka and are yearning for...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2015
Saudade
The North American duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have long mixed world music flavours into their electronic dance...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2014
Essiebons Special 1973-1984: Ghana Music Power House
The recently departed Ghanaian producer and label-owner Dick Essilfie-Bondzie was digitising his recording vaults right up until his death, discovering...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/February/2022
Neskrotený
Hrdza (Rust) is a Slovakia-based band inspired by the East European folk traditions, consisting of Slavomír Gibarti (vocals, guitars), Susanna...
Reviewed by Agnieszka Ujma in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Sulle Rive del Tango
Tango has been described as the oldest world music: its dance rhythm colonised half the world before 1920. This double...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
