Reviews
L’âme du Luth
It does seem incredible, but some students at the Damascus Conservatory – where Waed Bouhassoun first studied – once told...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
3G
Angus Lyon is one of Scotland's most inventive, energetic and versatile musical figures. He's a terrific accordionist, known for his...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Portuguesa
Pedal steel and electric guitar are not exactly the first instruments that pop to mind when we speak of fado....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2023
El Sonido de Fingier Records
Kevin Fingier & The Kevin Fingier Collective
Any track entitled ‘Latin Dynamite’ suggests to this jaundiced mind one of those tawdry cover albums of chart hits found...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
Stretching Skyward
Gnoss (like Talisk, Eriska and TRIP) are part of Glasgow's lively music scene, though the band originated in Scotland's Northern...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: August/September/2023
Lost & Found
Nick Beggs has a career extending back to the high point of early 80s New Romantic pop, and the band...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2023
Yuh Yuh
While the music of Paris-based sensations Haïdouti Orkestar dances along the path forged by their Ottoman ancestors, the band's gait...
Reviewed by Harry Fyjis-Walker in issue: October/2023
The Sky is the Same Colour Everywhere
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabaté
In recent years the kora has proven to be remarkably adaptable in duetting with non-African instruments. On The Sky is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2023
