Reviews
A Memento of Istanbul
A Memento of Istanbul is an excellent solo oud album by top Iranian player Saeed Nayeb Mohammadi. It’s the opening...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2023
Withershins
Withershins is the debut solo album from Glastonbury-based guitarist Jamie Dickson. A homage to British folk guitar legends such as...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: July/2024
Genuine Negro Jig (15th Anniversary Edition)
Soon after the release of Genuine Negro Jig by Carolina Chocolate Drops in 2010, the album rocketed into the top...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2026
The King of History
Daniel Misiani came to the attention of non-Kenyans in the late 80s with two albums released in the UK that...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: October/2010
Modal Tapestry
This disc is more in the nature of jazz-influenced mood music than anything else, and a long way from the...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2010
Woody Guthrie: The Tribute Concerts
Following Guthrie's death in 1967, plans were made for a memorial concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The event took...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Just Have to Grow
Co-produced by Nick ‘Midas Touch’ Page (Dub Colossus, Syriana) and recorded live in one room over two days at the...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2012
Sonche Atlántico
This short, finely-crafted album by Galician multi-instrumentalist Pancho Álvarez – his fourth solo record – reveals an artist on fine...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2012
A Night in Abyssinia
A Night in Abyssinia is based on a risky premise. On the one hand, turning in a mostly instrumental set...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: October/2011
