Reviews
Circle Songs
When we think of Pygmy music it is primarily the vocal gymnastics that spring to mind; usually with an organic...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Dobrila & Dorian Duo Two
Dobrila Grašeska sings traditional Macedonian songs and Dorian Jovanović provides accompaniments on oud, looping and electronics. It's a pleasant, though...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2023
sramba
Coming almost two decades since the three albums that this Brazilian percussionist made as a member of the +2's for...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
Koinonia
The brainchild of producer duo Koen De Petter & Renaldo Maria, Up High Collective have existed in various forms and...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: January/February/2024
El Fill del Llop
Although Efrén López is Spanish-born, he mostly plays various types of Turkish saz and tanbur (long-necked lutes) as well as...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2015
Deli
This second album fro m Burkinabé guitarist Victor Démé is a brave and experimental release from a man who went...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: June/2010
A Pilgrim's Tale
This year sees the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower setting sail with 102 passengers, mostly religious refugees, for a new...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2020
Dialogues with the Tar
The tar (lute) and kamancheh (spike fiddle) are both originally Persian instruments, but talking to musicians in the region, it’s...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2013
Romeo & Leila
After the success of her critically acclaimed album of last year, Ghalia Benali Sings Oum Kalthoum, her 2006 album Romeo...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
