Reviews
Nagham Fi Hayati
Born in Syria in 1910, Farid El Atrache was an icon of 20th-century Arab music and culture. Having moved to...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2023
Nigeria Freedom Sounds!
Subtitled ‘Popular Music and the Birth of Independent Nigeria,’ these 23 tracks were all recorded more than half a century...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016
Follow My Lead, Lead Me to Follow
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
The history, folklore and present state of the natural world is the defining theme of this second full-length album from...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2013
The Producer's Choice
Last year, in the band's 47th year since forming in Glasgow in 1969, Battlefield Band were finally inducted to the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2017
The Hired Hands: A Tribute to Bruce Langhorne
An unsung hero of the counterculture from the 1960s and early 70s, Bruce Langhorne is finally getting some much-deserved attention...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2017
Skydancers
‘The bird completes the skyline’ is a refrain in the title-track of Martin Simpson’s new album. Simpson loves birds; a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: August/2024
Douce Errance
Now resident in France, where he is best known as a film and TV actor, the Japanese-born Kengo Saito is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2025
Cantigas do Camiño
The year 2010, when the Feast of St James falls on a Sunday, is a special one for Santiago de...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
