Reviews
Moon Night
For prolific Chinese erhu virtuoso Guo Gan, the last few years have seen a number of new explorations, including collaborations...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2019
La Noche Más Larga
As the sultry faux-40s black and white photo on the CD cover might suggest, Buika has changed direction on her...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2013
Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends
Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends
For years the Fisherman’s Friends have entertained their neighbours, friends and visitors with sea shanties, Cornish songs, hymns and banter...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2010
All About Jazz
Kojato & the Afro Latin Cougaritas
There are comparatively few musicians from Liberia in West Africa who have received international exposure, and Kojo Ebenezer Samuels is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2012
Neotolian Song
Had Kate Bush come from Cappadocia, she might have sounded something like Turkish-born, Boston-based singer-songwriter Nazan Nihal. With her musical...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2018
Bardik Springs
Bardik Springs is very much an album of two halves. The first CD offers an elegant fusion of Indian classical...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2018
The Rough Guide to Urban Mali
This is the music you hear all around the Malian capital, Bamako: in shops, in taxis, in trendy bars, in...
Reviewed by Bram Posthumus in issue: December/2020
The Sound of Siam Vol 2: Molam & Luk Thung from North-East Thailand 1970-1982
The second Thai music compilation by the Thai-UK DJ duo of Maft Sai and Chris Menist, switches the focus from...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: July/2014
