Reviews
Chante Adonis
Both the singer Abed Azrié and the poet Adonis (the pen-name of Ali Ahmad Said Esber) are typical of a...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: July/2012
Notes from the Boat
It's an incredible line-up that Mike Vass has gathered for his latest album, with guests including Anna Massie, Duncan Chisholm,...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2018
One With the Wind
Branko Galoić and Francisco Cordovil
A couple of years ago, Branko Galoić and Francisco Cordovil happened to be in the same Parisian bar with live...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2019
The Great Blue Wheel
Bergen-based but worldly in concept, Meelodi is the brain-child of Norwegian Ole Andre Farstad and Iranian Medi Farmani. On this,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2021
Lady On The Green
Rafe Stefanini was born in Italy and, like the Italian film director Sergio Leone, fell in love with the US...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2012
Manoyatri – The Mind Voyager
Manoyatri is a set of four exciting new compositions by Australia-based Avra Banerjee who trained in Indian classical music and...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2023
The Rough Guide to the Music of Senegal
Senegal's very rich seam of musical styles and voices are well represented in this attractively packaged collection. There are standout...
Reviewed by Jenny Cathcart in issue: March/2013
In the Shadow of the Song
The soft, mellow but plangent tone of the duduk is instantly recognisable and tugs at the heart strings. It has...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2012
The Sound of Silk
Li Xiangting is without doubt one of the few bona fide guqin (Chinese zither) masters of his generation. Not only...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: October/2019
Somebody Shake the Tree
Mihirangi has always trod a very independent musical path. Raised on the road with her musician parents, she’s a born...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2013
