Reviews
Song of Lahore
It's sad that the conductor of The Sachal Ensemble, Najat Ali, still feels it necessary to state that ‘we will...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Elo
Four years after her last album, Samba Meu, Elis Regina's daughter (as she now allows herself to be called) returns...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2012
Remembering Nusrat
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Group | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook
In 2007, ten years after the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, his nephew and disciple Rahat Fateh Ali Khan...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2011
We’re Usually A Lot Better Than This
If they really are ‘usually a lot better than this’ then it's difficult to imagine what Tim O'Brien and Darrell...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2013
Rakhshani Love Songs & Trance Music from Balochistan
This is music from a sadly neglected part of the world. Hopefully this great double CD will bring attention to...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2011
Conscription
The deranged frontman known only as Mike H led his motley Danish crew The Sexican across their debut album The...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: July/2013
Out of Sight
The Polish trio Kroke formed back in 1992 and started playing Jewish klezmer in their home city of Krakow –...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Karantamba
Tiny Gambia has always struggled to maintain a musical identity beside its mighty neighbour, Senegal. For long periods its music...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: June/2012
Lovers Rock: The Soulful Sound of Romantic Reggae
An episode of Steve McQueen’s acclaimed BBC television series Small Axe stimulated renewed interest in lover’s rock, the Black British...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: July/2022
