Reviews
Two Boats Under the Moon
Those who have followed Donald Lindsay’s musical output may be surprised to learn that Two Boats Under the Moon is...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: July/2025
Edge of the Sun
The music of Joey Burns and John Convertino, Calexico's core members, has long explored the Tex-Mex sounds of the cactus-strewn...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2015
Los Duendes de la Marimba
This album was recorded in the house of the Torres family (keepers of the Torres dynasty, masters of Colombia’s Pacific...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2020
The Hour of Separation
Joe Tawadros’ last CD The Prophet was a delightful surprise, full of promise. In February 2010 the young Egyptian-Australian oud...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2011
Woradj Alle (Impressions of Ethiopia)
Brooklyn-based violinist Kaethe Hostetter, aka K8A, has been making experimental music grounded in the traditions of Ethiopia for the better...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: May/2026
Footwork
The debut album from English fiddler Lewis Wood is something of a concept album – and it’s a nice concept. Footwork...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: August/September/2022
Inspiration
Jah Wobble Presents: PJ Higgins
You wait and wait for a PJ Higgins album and then two come along at once. Although, while this Jah...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Banquet of Boxes – A Celebration of the English Melodeon
Lots of jokes come my way because people know I like squeeze box music. Recently someone sent a cartoon showing...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Meçhul: Singles & Rarities
Comparisons with Fats Domino or Elvis Presley don’t really do justice to the impact of Erkin Koray on Turkish music....
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
