Reviews
Royal Traveller
Primarily known as a multiple award-winning bluegrass bassist, Missy Raines' penchant for pushing musical boundaries has also found her experimenting...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2019
Silsila – Oud Duets
Back in the 1960s, arguments raged as to whether a white man could really sing the blues, and the same...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010
Voy Pa’ Allá
The arrival of Discos Pacifico has meant a steady stream of new releases from Colombia’s Pacific Coast; following on from...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2021
Galata
Orchestra Bailam e Compagnia di Canto Trallalero
This is an intriguing imaginary musical journey. From the Middle Ages onwards, merchants from the Republic of Genoa established trading...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Blue Maqams
This is a gently exquisite album, in which the finest and most innovative oud (lute) player and composer in Tunisia...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Welcome Marhaba
Soldiering on, decades after the demise of role models Carte de Sejour (Rachid Taha's old band), Zen Zila is perhaps...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
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
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
