Reviews
Blue Fields
Sister vocalists Marjan and Mahsa Vahdat have made a name for themselves in recent years with a number of joint...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: October/2014
Soaked
Their first album, according to this Brussels-based trio of former street musicians, is all about ‘taking a stance and taking...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2021
Jalilah's Raks Sharki: Stage Cuts
Raqs sharki - literally ‘Eastern dance’ but more commonly known as bellydance - is a thriving international scene. There's probably...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2014
The Makovecz Tour
Violinist Félix Lajkó is pretty well known in Hungary, but not so much outside – despite being one of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Tasca Beat
It’s little wonder that it took almost ten years for OqueStrada to release their first album. It wasn’t a question...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2010
Divé Husy (Wild Geese)
Singer and violinist Jitka Šuranská is a rising star of the Czech music scene, drawing inspiration from the traditional music...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Navega!
From Marseille, singer Tatou and crew have continued leaping across to the US, bringing the Occitan language to new audiences....
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
The Falcon Flies from Rudnik Mountain
Olga Krasojevic & Svetlana Spajic Group
Olga Krasojević, rapidly approaching the age of 80 with few signs of wear, is from the central Serbian village of...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2016
Vangasay
A vangasay is a Type of mandarin orange from Madagascar and Vietnam, popular in the islands across the Indian Ocean...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020
