Reviews
Ouesh Hada?
From the vibrant multi-cultural melting pot of Marseille comes the debut album from Temenik Electric, a flamboyant Arabic rock outing...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Baul-Fakir Gostho Lila: Conversations between Ma Joshoda and the Cowherds
It could be just happenstance, but I detect a reawakening of interest in traditional folk culture in the Indian subcontinent....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Om Suite Ohm
The latest instalment of Harry Manx’s strange journey – his ninth solo album – is an engaging affair that will...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: July/2013
Vive L’Amour
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble are an unusual and intriguing project that started back in 2009 when Finnish guitarist Janne Halonen travelled to...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2025
Banda Dois
Having quit formal politics and swapped President Lula and Brasilia for a return to the international circuit, Gil presents us...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: July/2010
The Dancing Devils of Djibouti
World music has woken up to the wondrous delights of Somali music over the past few years through reissues of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Celebrants
‘My God it's good to see you,’ intones Chris Thile on the opening track of Celebrants, the first all-new album...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2023
I Feel It Once Again
Chicago-based fiddle player and singer-songwriter Anne Harris boasts a CV diverse enough to not only include many years touring and...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2025
