Reviews
Abu Nawas Rhapsody
The titles of past albums by the Tunisian-born oud (lute) player and singer Dhafer Youssef mapped out a story: Electric...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2010
Jelszó
Félix Lajkó & Balázs János | Félix Lajkó & Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar
Lajkó is one of Europe's most talented and most adventurous violinists. Hungarian-speaking, but Serbian-born, he transcends musical borders, ranging from...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2015
Carolina Moonrise
With a Carolina twang that will curl your ears, singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale has teamed up again with former Grateful Dead...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2013
Algo-Ritmo: Mexican Institute of Sound Hits 2004-2024
This compilation of 24 songs spans the two-decade career of Mexican Institute of Sound, aka Camilo Lara. Named as one...
Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: May/2024
Wulansih
Peni Candra Rini is a Javanese singer whom I first saw performing with Kronos Quartet in their last London show...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2024
Araya Lam
The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band | VARIOUS ARTISTS
Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band (PBMIB) has released its first studio album since 2016’s successful Planet Lam. The new album...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: August/2024
Kuarup: Guardian of Brazil’s Musical Soul
Is this comprehensive 25-track collection a compilation or a playlist? I’m not entirely sure, but it goes some way to...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: August/2025
El Fill del Llop
Although Efrén López is Spanish-born, he mostly plays various types of Turkish saz and tanbur (long-necked lutes) as well as...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2015
Deli
This second album fro m Burkinabé guitarist Victor Démé is a brave and experimental release from a man who went...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: June/2010
Dialogues with the Tar
The tar (lute) and kamancheh (spike fiddle) are both originally Persian instruments, but talking to musicians in the region, it’s...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2013
