Reviews
Panama! 3
How much music can little Panama keep finding in its vaults? With the third instalment of Soundway’s Panama series (subtitled...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
El Valle de la Infancia
A son, a brother and a nephew join Argentinian bandoneón (squeezebox) virtuoso Dino Saluzzi for this latest offering from the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
I Vine Speil (In the Mirror of Wine)
Mahsa Vahdat is one of the most courageous and enterprising of contemporary Iranian singers. Courageous bec ause despite restrictions on...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: March/2011
Alex Wilson Presents Salsa Veritas: Truly for Dancers
UK-born jazz pianist¬producer Alex Wilson might spend most of his time in Switzer¬land – one of the several countries he...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Bend Skin Beats
Blind singer-guitarist André Marie Tala is a veteran of modern Cameroonian music. Some of his earliest recordings were arranged by...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Jamaica: Rhythm & Blues 1956-1961
The years 1956 and 1961 brought two key events to Jamaica’s musical history. The dates also provide well chosen bookends...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Interior
Who said musicians had to stick to one art form? Not the fabulous Rosa Anschütz, a Berlin-based creative – or...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2024
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
