Reviews
Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams
What’s appealingly apparent in the opening moments of this album’s first track, recorded 91 years ago, is that the instrument...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: May/2018
Oliver's Cinema
Eric Vloeimans’ Oliver's Cinema
‘For the elderly’ and ‘music to be given a wide berth’ – this is what the young Eric Vloeimans used...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: July/2014
Lolo
There is no way you are going to be able to sit still when listening to Swedish producer Jan Bogdan...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
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
Seven Continents
You would be forgiven for feeling a little nonplussed by the title of this Danish trio's second album. The first...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: March/2015
Inna de Yard
It's been close to 25 years since Ken Boothe last entered the studio and, in truth, he has lost a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Solas an Lae
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O'Brien
Fiddler Ultan O'Brien and singer Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin have been one of Ireland's best-kept secrets in recent years. Having first...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2021
Sharayet El Disco: Egyptian 80s Disco & Boogie Cassette Tracks
Anyone who travelled in the Arabic world from the 1970s through to earlier this century will recall how cassettes were...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2022
The Heart Whispers and Whirls (Excerpts)
Melbourne’s The Resonant Heart is a collective of CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) and BIPOC women and female-identifying artists. This...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2025
Mlouk: Gnawa and World Music Festival
The Gnawa and World Music Festival of Essaouira, Morocco is one of the planet's most pioneering and progressive musical celebrations....
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
