Reviews
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You'll get it cheaper at Duck Soup’s Gramophone and Cycle Stores, 18 Station Road, West Croydon.’ So proclaims the sign...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Sounds of Refuge
John Falsetto & Mohamed Sarrar
John Falsetto and Mohamed Sarrar met as fellow actors in award-winning play The Jungle, which tells the stories of residents...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Consonnances
Tri Nguyen & The Ilios Quartet
In zither master Tri Nguyen, Vietnam has a fine ambassador for its traditional music. This recording has a clearly defined...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2015
Soft Power
AJ Holmes & The Hackney Empire
AJ Holmes grew up in East London and has lived in Hackney for the past 15 years. It's an ethnically...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Baladi Blues 2
Guy Schalom is one of the UK's leading percussionists in klezmer and Arabic music, having played with the Klezmatics, Natacha...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2011
Sketches of Ethiopia
What’s in a name? Well, the album’s two longest tracks, ‘Assosa Derache’ and ‘Motherland Abay’, both composed, arranged and produced...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
City of Refuge
Though she’s a recent addition to their catalogue, Rounder Records could present banjoist, vocalist, and songwriter Abigail Washburn as an...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2011
Electro Classical
The son of a leading Hindustani vocalist and revered tabla player, Bickram Ghosh first came to prominence with Ravi Shankar's...
Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: July/2011
