Reviews
Looking Glass
Fay Hield is the first new signing to Topic Records for a decade. Topic is the oldest independent label in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Divanegi
Residing in the Gilan Province of northern Iran, Pedram Delara is a young tombak (goblet drum) soloist and rhythm composer....
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2021
The Sublime Porte: Voices of Istanbul 1430-1750
The Sublime Porte is another concept album by Jordi Savall, issued just prior to Mare Nostrum, making use of much...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2012
Ya Mizolé
Having set out their stall with an acclaimed self-titled 2020 debut, feminist collective Les Mamans du Congo (Mothers of the...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2023
A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking
Two traditional instrumentalists from Mali, but from different cultures. Neba Solo, who also sings, is one of the most respected...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2026
Samaagam
Amjad Ali Khan & the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Samaagam, a Sanskrit word meaning ‘confluence’ or ‘flowing together’, is the title of a new concerto which brings together India's...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2011
Al Qantara: The Bridge
Southern Morocco has become a hot-house of cultural fusion, partly due to the number of foreign musicians playing and working...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2014
Getz/Gilberto ’76
When João Gilberto and Tom Jobim slowed down samba and gave birth to bossa nova, a languorous song form that...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2016
Storm Game
One of the most impressive names to have appeared on the American klezmer scene in recent years has been the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2013
The Collection
Gospel music is the biggest selling genre in South Africa and the Lusanda Spiritual Group rival Ladysmith Black Mambazo and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
