Reviews
Serenity
Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan & Party
The shehnai (a double-reed wind instrument) has one of the richest and most mournful sounds in Indian music, but it’s...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Stop Yu Loafin
Part of the original series that helped launch London's Greensleeves record label, the 1978 album Stop Yu Loafin has only...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Otros Aires Presents Balkan Airs
Balkan Airs is the latest project from Buenos Aires' nu tango outfit Otros Aires, and it just might disappoint some...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Andalussyat
Françoise Atlan & l’Orchestre Arabo-Andalou de Fès
French-born of North African Jewish parents, Françoise Atlan was one of the first singers to explore the Andalusian repertoire shared...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2022
Black Horses
The Midnight Fairground is the magical conceptual world of singer, Mae Karthauser. Hailing from the sleepy banks of the Dart...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2012
A Carousel for Fools
Dave Mather and Pete Robinson grew up together in and around Salford in the 60s but this is only their...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2015
Chinook Waltz
When you click the ‘Music’ tab on Over the Moon’s website, the introductory note says, ‘With this album, we tried...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2022
A Single Tree Does Not a Forest Make
Until ten years ago a new recording of Afro-Cuban Santería songs inevitably came from the US, as precious few such...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2012
Pressure to Pleasure
Recorded live in studios in Lagos and London by a sprawling Afrobeat band led by bassist and vocalist Femi Sofela,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018
Ejdeha
Gordon Grdina is a guitarist and oud (lute) player with one foot in Vancouver and another in New York. Originally...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018
