Reviews
Éthiopiques 27: Centennial of the First Ethiopian Music Recordings
The latest volume in the É t h i o p i q u e s series presents a conundrum...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: March/2011
In the Name of the Rose
Dastan Ensemble with Hamid Motebassem & Salar Aghili
As one of the most innovative and prolific contemporary Iranian classical music ensembles to emerge since the early 90s, Dastan...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Meridian Brothers & Grupo Renacimiento
It’s hard to think of too many bands that can be as divisive as Meridian Brothers. They share the same...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: August/September/2022
Mountains of the Moon
Ganda Boys are two Ugandans and an American based in the UK. This is the group's third album and –...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2015
The Life of Birds
The guitarist of the Beautiful South has gathered together a formidable flock of folk talent for his debut solo album,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Beginner’s Guide to Celtic
How do you avoid the inevitable clichés of ‘Celticness’? This three-CD beginner's compilation has set itself an unenviable task. BBC...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Mutanuka and Syasiya
Crispin Mutanuka & Edwin Syasiya
The silimba (xylophone) and kanimba (thumb piano) both appeared on the splendid four-CD box set Luangwa to Livingstone (reviewed in...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2021
Blurring Into Motion
Whereas his lush debut The Divine Abstract was written and orchestrated over a seven-year period, London multi-instrumentalist and composer Cawood's...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2020
