Reviews
Triode
Like Natacha Atlas, Laila Amezian was bom in Belgium to parents of Moroccan heritage. And like Atlas, she has spent...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Jama Ko
To these ears, the best track on Bassekou Kouyaté's splendid 2006 solo debut Segu Blue was ‘Banani’, a dirty, low-down...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
Pomegranates
Given the current political climate in Iran it is hard to imagine that a vibrant pop music scene once used...
Reviewed by Nasim Masoud in issue: Apr/May/2010
Doghouse
All is quiet on the Balkan front of late. One exception from the region is this jazzy new release from...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: January/February/2023
Outsinging the Nightingale: Lost Treasures of Bulgarian Music 1905-1950
As you might imagine, this is a treasure-chest of unknown gems from pioneering companies such as Gramophone, Pathé, Odeon and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2011
Welcome to my World
One of Britain's most unpredictable musicians, Jah Wobble moves between musical styles like few others. After recent passions for Chinese...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
An Introduction to June Tabor	
June Tabor was a student at Oxford (and appeared on University Challenge, no less), and has worked as both a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2018
El Canto del Viento
In 1965, the celebrated Argentinian folk artist Atahualpa Yupanqui published El Canto del Viento, a collection of proems that touched...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2020
Emeralds & Greenstone
It’s a long way from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, but Christchurch-based quartet Emeralds & Greenstone are attempting...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2010
