Reviews
Doğu Ekspresi
The border town of Kars in the far north-east of Turkey holds a special allure in the Turkish imagination. The...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2025
Indian Talking Machine Part Two: Instrumental Gems from the 78rpm Era
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Compiled by musician, author and Indian classical music collector Robert Millis, this captivating collection of instrumental Hindustani, Carnatic and folk...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: June/2026
Taqâsîm
In an ideal world an oud (lute) player should be able to release an album safe in the knowledge that...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2013
Copperdollar: The Back of Beyond
This is the work of DJ Marc Stylus, resident disc spinner with the freaky immersive theatre company Copperdollar. Emerging out...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2014
Lila
Gnawa in Manhattan? Grammy–nominated Innov Gnawa are just that, four Gnawi led by Fes-born maalem Hassan Ben Jaafer, with Samir...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2021
Ikon: The Best of Gregory Isaacs, The Cool Ruler
Few Jamaican vocalists hold as much emotional power as Gregory Isaacs, whose haunting sadness reflected a life of not-quite-fame, unlucky...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Meuseucca Servadze
From Piedmont Teres Aoutes (Piedmont Highlands) comes this fresh force in Italian folk music. Made up of singer and mandolinist...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: April/2023
MwSOUL
Tunisian-born but now Brussels-based singer Ghalia Benali's rich and experimental career spans two decades and touches not only on music,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2017
Chant Amazigh
Even devoted followers of Algerian music may find the name Majid Soula rings no bells – thankfully, the latest (number...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2022
Salsa Salsa
‘El Rey del Timbai died in 2000 at the age of 77. Like most kings, Tito Puente left behind a...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
