Reviews
The King of Ramps (The Music of Melvin Wine)
Old-time fiddler and banjo player Ben Townsend pays homage to a revered master of West Virginia fiddling, Melvin Wine, on...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2021
Siftorde
Tidiane Thiam is a photographer, visual artist and guitarist from Podor, the dusty home town of Baaba Maal in northern...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Kula Kulluk Yakisir M1
Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan
Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and Turkish saz player Erdal Erzincan are both fantastic traditional musicians with a taste for...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Grippy Grappa
The trio Monsieur Doumani formed a couple of years ago in Cyprus with Angelos lonas on guitar and vocals, Demetris...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2013
Mare Nostrum
Jordi Savall is a leading specialist in early music, the styles of the 12th to 18th century. In those times...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2012
Kafilah Nights: Malay-Arabic Variations from 1960s Indonesia
M Mashabi & His Kelana Ria Orchestra
This collection is a precious insight into the music scene of 1960s Indonesia. Formed by Adi Karso and Munif Bahasuan,...
Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: January/February/2024
AlKemi
Cuban music contributes to, and absorbs, myriad musics from across Latin America, the Caribbean and the US. It has also...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2024
Sargal
Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze
In 2023, the New York-based trumpeter/producer Volker Goetze and Senegalese kora master Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko teamed up with flamenco...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2025
Our Boys Are Doing It
Dennis Mpale (feat Kippie Moketsi)
First issued locally in 1977, Our Boys Are Doing It was trumpeter Dennis Mpale’s first solo album, although by then...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
