Reviews
Chekhov's Band: Eastern European Klezmer Music from the EMI Archives 1908-1913
This is a fascinating disc, bringing a wealth of unknown recordings to light. It's the product of years of research...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
The Christian Life: The Definitive Louvin Brothers Story
It is impossible to overstate the importance of Ira Lonnie Loudermilk (1924-65) and Charlie Elzer Loudermilk (1927-2011), aka The Louvin...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Músiques Per Emportar-Se a Illes Desertes
Clavellina d'Aire is the Catalan word for a bromeliad or air plant. These grow not in the earth but high...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2023
Katla
Contrary to what the band’s name – and the opening track ‘Papa Chajes’ – suggest, klezmer is not really what...
Reviewed by Ton Maas in issue: Apr/May/2011
Orion Congregation
Ahmed Ag Kaedy is perhaps best known as one of the four musicians featured in Mali Blues, a documentary examining...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: November/2018
Emergency of the Female Kind
Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles
Mixing amped up accordion with dynamic percussion, Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles are certainly bringing something new to the table....
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2023
Timbuktu Echoes
Imarhan Timbuktu, Dintchéré & Ousmane Ag Oumar
Not one but three different Touareg acts grace this release, which bypasses the CD format completely and is available only...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2017
‘Sai-thaiñ ki Sur
The connection between Wales and the Khasi Hills of north-east India may not be immediately obvious, but it’s the key...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Shruti Dances
A project three years in the making, Shruti Dances is the debut collaborative release from star Indian percussionist Sarathy Korwar...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2022
