Reviews
The Nefes of the Bektâshî Sufi Brotherhood in Istanbul and the Balkans
This album explores peripheries, spirituality and history. Arising from the seventh Bîrûn workshop in Ottoman music organised by neyzen (a...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: October/2019
Chante Adonis
Both the singer Abed Azrié and the poet Adonis (the pen-name of Ali Ahmad Said Esber) are typical of a...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2012
Besh o droM20
The first track of Besh o droM's new album, ‘Atom Csocsek’, kicks off with a low-slung bassline coupled with rousing...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Shindu Shi
On his previous album, Kenyan musician Fadhilee Itulya celebrated the dance music of Western Kenya's Isukha and Idakho communities. His...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2021
Dan Masks
Back in 1984, the renowned ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp noted the tension he felt between his scientific analysis ‘and the pleasure...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2022
En Yay Suh
If you start listening to this album at home, take it one meaty track at a time. The whole album...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Life is Good on the Open Road
After a four-year hiatus, Trampled by Turtles return with a highly anticipated new album, a release that captures and refines...
Reviewed by Amy Hollinrake-Tune in issue: July/2018
Xana
Having fun seems to be the main driving force behind Terryazoome. Whether this makes for a satisfying musical experience, however,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2013
