Reviews
Peacock
Dr L Subramaniam & Roby Lakatos
The meeting of two virtuoso violinists from different genres is always interesting. Roby Lakatos is from a long dynasty of...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2020
Fleuves de l’Âme
This debut album from Tunisian percussionist Houeida Hedfi translates from the French as ‘Rivers of the Soul’, and it’s a...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/February/2022
A South Asian Suite
There are many bear-traps that Indian fusion records tend to fall into – pretentiousness, over-complexity and cod spirituality being among...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
The Bridge
Arash Moradi plays the tanbur – a saz-like long-necked lute that is played in Iranian Kurdistan. For many it is...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2018
Side Show
Somewhere in the middle of a transatlantic crossing between Scotland and Canada, there’s a musical meeting point of players and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2010
Ave Africa
The 1970s were the time for dance bands in East Africa, but Sunburst certainly weren’t ten-a-penny. They gained a reputation...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2016
The Promise
Turkish oud player Mehmet Polat further develops his style on this solo album with the help of others on traditional...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2020
An Introduction to Nic Jones
Topic Records, 80 this year, asked Nic Jones to compile a selection of his work to add to their An...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2019
Mavra Froudia
Stelios Petrakis, Efrén López & Bijan Chemirani
Very slick and polished, imma– culately performed and recorded, and full of dance-like energy, there's nothing to dislike about this...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2011
The Buzz and the Bells
This is the second studio recording from the Richmond, Virginia-based group specialising in the enticing sounds of Ethiopian jazz. Their...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2022
