Reviews
Roots of Strings: A Musical Journey with the Arabic Oud
It's a dark irony that the protracted suffering of the Syrian conflict has given Western audiences unprecedented opportunities to hear...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: June/2021
Being
After 2016's The Traveller, Baaba Maal wasn’t sure if he would ever make another solo album. He concentrated on his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2023
Kodu
Leana & Hartwin are a folk duo based on Saaremaa, an Estonian island in the Baltic Sea.Leana Vapper-Dhoore was born...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: November/2019
Durrant y Ledesma
Richard Durrant & Ismael Ledesma
The harp rose to prominence in the monkish missions of southern South America. In Paraguay, where rural society has survived...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2017
Meçhul: Singles & Rarities
Comparisons with Fats Domino or Elvis Presley don’t really do justice to the impact of Erkin Koray on Turkish music....
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Talamanca
Antoine Loyer & Mégalodons malades
After the release of Rommelpot in January this year, Antoine Loyer is back a mere six months later with another...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: August/September/2023
Pura Sangre
Israel Fernández is one of the biggest names in the younger generation of flamenco cantaores. As such, he stands between...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/September/2023
Sound and Reason
Four of London's most dynamic musicians enter the studio in April 2021. Then follows a two-day voyage of all-improvised sonic...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2023
