Reviews

Dawning

Saffron

We all know the path of fusion is strewn with many pitfalls. What sounds good in theory often lacks coherence...

Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Apr/May/2013

VisaFree

RotFront

A Ukrainian, two Hungarians, an Australian and five Germans walk into a recording studio, and… well, I wish I could...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Babani Koné

Babani Koné

I'm always wary when I read that an artist wants to ‘broaden their audience’ and make an ‘international’ album –...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2020

Keturah

Keturah

Keturah made her first recordings in her native Malawi in 2010 at the age of 14, but her introduction to...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2023

Speak of the Devil

Dallahan

Dallahan aficionados will want to know that the Edinburgh-based quartet's fourth studio album suggests something of a new beginning as...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2023

Anthology of Kurdish Hymns

Saban Ok

This album is more interesting for the repertoire than for its music. Kalan has always prided itself in releasing recordings...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2013

Love’s Company

Djanan Turan

There is an arch, stylised and arthouse feel to Turan. The Turkish singer-songwriter is a longtime member of the London...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: February/March/2025

Nine Decades Vol 1

Ravi Shankar

Nine Decades could easily be the most exciting new series of albums in Indian music for some time: sitar king...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2012

Shogun Orchestra

Shogun Orchestra

New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington may only have around 400,000 people, but it’s a very happening place. With local...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2012

Rough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Defining exactly what is or is not ‘avant-garde’ music is an impossible task, with not even close to a consensus...

Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: May/2021