Reviews
The Scorpios
The Scorpios are a ten-piece band with most members originating from Khartoum in Sudan, and are now based in London...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2017
Songs of Our Mothers
Recorded in Oxford with international zeal, this excellent release brings together folk songs traditionally sung by Afghan women, played here...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2019
Strovilos
This is another winner from the class act that brought us the great albums Zivo and Samás. Here they are...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2020
Back to Sustain
Like a light hike on an easy trail on a sunny spring afternoon, The Pine Hearts' fourth studio album doesn't...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2020
Afro Funk
When the former French colony of Dahomey gained its independence in 1960, it launched a surge of artistic creativity in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
Quarter to Six
Idan Raichel has become an important figure in Israeli music – this album has already gone double platinum there –...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: March/2014
The Bold Kerryman
Known as one of Ireland's foremost singers and accordionists, Seamus Begley has variously recorded with members of his famous musical...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2015
Strange and Dangerous Times: New American Roots
The alt-country movement in the 90s was a reaction to the candyfloss of modern Nashville. It gave birth to a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015
L’âme du Luth
It does seem incredible, but some students at the Damascus Conservatory – where Waed Bouhassoun first studied – once told...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
