Reviews
Brass Like it Hot
Dzambo Agusevi was born in 1987 into a Roma musical family in Strumica, Macedonia, and joined his father's orchestra playing...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2016
Vida, Pasión y Tango
When José Libertella died in December 2004, it seemed inevitable that Argentina’s best-known post-Piazzolla orchestra would have to accept its...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2011
Eritrea's Got Soul
Eritrea has become Africa's forgotten country – certainly when it comes to music. Bordered on one side by the Red...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Koima
The West first heard the guitarist and singer Sidi Touré, from Gao in northern Mali, in 1996 when Stern’s released...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
Aheym: Homeward
Each member of this trio brings serious klezmer credentials with them. Merlin Shepherd's clarinet playing can also be heard with...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2016
Hâfez & Goethe: Divân
Abed Azrié is the sort of intellectual musician who could probably only flourish in France. Born in Syria’s most cultured...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Zithers
Andrew Cronshaw's presence as a player, writer and critic has been a significant part of the folk and world music...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
The Jellyman's Daughter
By something of a coincidence, Edinburgh duo The Jellyman's Daughter close their debut album with a rather unnervingly intimate version...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2015
Heavenless
Vin Gordon is a true legend of the Jamaican music scene. As a stalwart trombonist he has featured on albums...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2016
Rabbits Motel
It’s plainly a good thing that more young Americans are making and buying recordings of Americana. But there’s also no...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2013
