Reviews
Avaz
Iranian percussionist Keyvan Chemirani leads an impressive group, bringing together Persian mystical poetry and Breton laments – it's slightly similar...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
In Tribute to Talip Özkan
Turkish saz player Emre Gültekin has recorded two duo albums with Armenian duduk player Vardan Hovanissian (their Karin was a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2022
Pa’ki Pa’ka
Raised in Sweden and Australia and trained as a classical guitarist, Robert Svärd fell into flamenco from a distance, but...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2016
The Last Bell
Alan Kelly plays piano accordion with great verve and subtlety. His gang consist of: Steph Geremia on flute and vocals;...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2015
Swimmings of the Head
Scottish fiddler, composer and singer Kate Young plays in two English folk ensembles: vocal and fiddle quartet Carthy, Hardy, Farrell...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2015
Tree Dimensional Tunes
Former Finnish ballet dancer Maarika Autio went to West Africa to study kora and the diatonic balafon, which is rarely...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: October/2021
Orion Congregation
Ahmed Ag Kaedy is perhaps best known as one of the four musicians featured in Mali Blues, a documentary examining...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: November/2018
Vocalism
The Zimbabwean singer Vusa Mkhaya, now resident in Vienna, is part of the vocal trio Insingini, which released the rather...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Jayme Stone's Lomax Project
Alan Lomax, the American folklorist, ethno-musicologist and filmmaker spent his life travelling the world making field recordings. He is best...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: June/2015
El Coro de Mi Gente
All the tracks of this album – Amparanoia's ninth – feature a big-name guest from the Hispanic music world, including...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
