Reviews
Goblet of Eternal Light
Ali Akbar Moradi & Bahar Movahed
Ali Akbar Moradi is a master of the Kurdish tanbur (long-necked lute) and one of the great traditional musicians of...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Chouf!
Now this looks promising. An Algerian rock album recorded at the Real World studios in Wiltshire with the great Justin...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2021
In Tribute to Talip Özkan
Turkish saz player Emre Gültekin has recorded two duo albums with Armenian duduk player Vardan Hovanissian (their Karin was a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2022
Annwn
Catrin Finch was a child prodigy. She started learning the harp at the age of five, scored the highest marks...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2011
Les Voies du Monde
This group of French avant-garde jazz improvisers are not always an easy listen, but there are rewards to be had...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: April/2018
A Mis Hermanos
Since winning his first singing prize back in 1970, Diego Clavel has steadily gained an admiring audience both inside Spain's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2015
La Grande Dame de la Chanson Creole
The French chanson tradition has shone a spotlight on many great singers through the years, singers as varied as the...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
African Salsa Orchestra
This eponymous debut celebrates three years since the African Salsa Orchestra was formed by Michel Pinheiro, long-time Beninese leader of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2017
