Reviews
7 Fish
This is Kelly Thoma's second solo album and, like her debut Anamkhara, it reveals her to be among the most...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2015
nOUD
Antranig Kzirian is theoudplayer, a Philadelphia-born musician of Armenian extraction who has learned his craft from members of his country's...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018
Zerzura (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Zerzura is a mythical city or oasis that appears in numerous historical accounts of the Sahara. The film Zerzura is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2019
Ordo Virtutum: Jeff Bird Plays Hildegard von Bingen, Volume Two
Jeff Bird is a musical explorer with a keen interest in the ancient music of German mystic Hildegard of Bingen,...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: September/2025
De Lado a Lado
This Franco-Colombian sextet continues to find their feet on this fourth album, showcasing their “Colombian crunch music”. Echoing the group’s...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2026
Synchro System & Aura
King Sunny Adé & his African Beats
This is a very welcome reissue of the Nigerian juju maestro's second and third albums for Island Records. Sunny Adé's...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Magnification
Magnifico (Robert Pešut to his mum) is a Slovenian singer, guitarist and parodist. Already very popular in Slovenia, Magnification is...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
La Imagen en Silencio
Buenos Aires has strained connections with its hinterlands; beyond them, provincial Argentina has more in common with Bolivia or Mongolia...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2021
Dhrupad & Khyal
The veena is one of the oldest Indian musical instruments of the lute family, probably dating back to the first...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2010
Engine 54
The Ethiopians were among the first Jamaican artists to signal their pride in Africa. They then achieved the remarkable feat...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2019
