Reviews
The Rough Guide to Greek Café
This disc is impressive, covering a great deal of ground from 1960s laïká to later more eclectic and Anatolian-inspired tracks,...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The Rough Guide to the Music of Afghanistan
The music of Afghanistan is something of a cause célèbre for Simon Broughton and here he presents his personal selection...
Reviewed by John Baily in issue: October/2010
Ecos de Magerit
This album offers ‘Echoes from Magerit,’ a phonetic representation of the Arabic name for the Spanish capital. It’s the second...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: January/February/2023
Gagok Lyrical Songs
Kim Wol-ha died 20 years ago. She was one of the last musicians who had trained in the most prestigious...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: Apr/May/2015
Galactic Gala
Mixing century-old traditional vocals with the latest sonic technology has always been an attractive yet dangerous musical venture. More often...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: April/2020
Broken Down Gentlemen
Faustus was the man with the magic touch, though it came at the price of damnation. Faustus the band share...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2013
Gilles Peterson Presents: Havana Cultura Anthology
Gilles Peterson first started his Havana Cultura project back in 2008. Since then, the project has garnered several albums worth...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2017
Noble Stranger
Nuala Kennedy, Irish singer and flute player, adopted Scots lass and now a New Yorker is not an artist to...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
A Bela Vida
It's not ofen that the oboe takes the lead in any genre and its pinched tone can sometimes be too...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2020
Puro Tayta Shanti
From the first moments of this compilation, it's impossible not to feel transported to another plane. The repetitive, hammering bass...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: October/2019
