Reviews
Hillbilly Ragas
The John Fahey-coined term “American primitive guitar” has become murky of late, with some guitarists disregarding it completely due to...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2025
Sufis at the Cinema: 50 years of Bollywood Qawwali & Sufi Song 1958-2007
Twenty-five tracks and over 150 minutes of film music at its best, this compilation from Saregama has got to be...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2011
Tibet: Ritual Traditions of the Bonpos
Bon is considered as the collection of pre-Buddhist beliefs of the Tibetans. The Bonpos trace the source of their teachings...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: November/2019
Film of Life
The man who Brian Eno has dubbed the finest drummer on the planet has made a string of intriguing albums...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Beyond Addis Vol 2
The legacy of Mulatu Astatké rolls on splendidly on this second volume of contemporary interpretations of his Ethio-jazz style. Astatké...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2016
Salvadora Robot
Even in Colombia, Meridian Brothers are a band who divide opinion. Are they a parody of Colombian music or a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
St Germain
The French musician, composer and producer Ludovic Navarre (aka St Germain) burst onto the scene 20 years ago with Boulevard,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2015
Poland-Pakistan: Music Without Borders
Karolina Cicha & Shafqat Ali Khan
Nine Languages, the debut CD of Polish singer Karolina Cicha was an award-winning disc in which she sang songs in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Rüya
Olcay Bayir's father was an aşik, a musical bard of Anatolia, and seems to have made a strong impression on...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2019
