Reviews
Moonshine
Initially a pioneer in electronic dance music with a specific Egyptian flavour, culminating in a perfect synthesis with shaabi and...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: November/2023
An Evening With
To celebrate more than 20 years as a duo, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan opted not for some studio compilation...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
The Wishing Tree
Players at the top of their game and in high demand in the Celtic music world, John Doyle, John McCusker...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2018
Diamond Fingers
Among a crowded field of West African guitar heroes, Malian Mama Sissoko stands out as an artist of keen sensitivity...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2026
Eternal Birth
Eliza Marshall has enjoyed a remarkable career. Go-to flautist for many leading folk and pop musicians and orchestras, she’s played...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2026
Our Garden Needs its Flowers
A very welcome reissue of an oddity from the Ivory Coast that was a huge regional hit when issued in...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2018
Zoona Malawi
As Gasper Nali hoists his ten-foot, homemade babatoni, we clearly have a candidate for unusual instrument of the month: it...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Azymuth JID004
Revered Brazilian jazz-funk trio Azymuth continue to amaze, as much for their longevity (they came together in 1972) and productivity...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2020
