Reviews
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Hevra (Together)
After the controversy stirred by her debut, Ke‡e Kurdan, in 2004, the title of this album might refer to a...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2014
Live at Ronnie Scott's
One of the most compelling aspects of Nitin Sawhney's work is its conceptual nature. More off en than not, his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
The Rough Guide to Mali Blues
Nine years ago, The Rough Guide to Desert Blues provided an impressive overview of the music of the Sahara, including...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2019
Une Vie Formidable
‘Oh, for a beaker full of the warm South!’ It would not surprise me were I to learn that Keats...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2011
Message on the Wind
Thursday Island is a small place – only 3.5 square kilometres in size – lying off the northern tip of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013
Vangaza!
Zambia lies geographically between Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is one of the musically less prolific countries...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2015
Soundplaces
Derya Türkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos
Derya Türkan is a Turkish player of the Klasik kemençe, a three-string fiddle played on the lap, while Sokratis Sinopoulos...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2021
Cuttin' Grass Vol 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions
Sturgill Simpson's Cuttin' Grass Vol 2 features the same combination of insightful, often satirically humorous and self-deprecating, songwriting and brilliant...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2021
The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers
For this release, four musicians from Maastricht, the Netherlands get together and jam, playing disco, funk and rock filtered through...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2020
