Reviews
The Original Sound of Mali
The dance band craze of the 1970s saw groups from all over West Africa putting their own spin on Latin...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2017
#Mr Lakaaye
Lekan Babalola has an impressive track record as a musician (percussionist and composer/arranger) and filmmaker. One of Nigeria’s outstanding jazz...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: March/2022
Orava: Panorama of Folk Song and Music Culture
This double-CD and booklet is the first in a series of six important archival releases of traditional Slovak music. Orava...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2021
Aligned
Itzhak Ventura is a ney specialist, mastering the Persian, Arabic and Turkish variants of this end-blown reed flute. He also...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2022
Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger
Three years ago Kronos Quartet released an album titled Folk Songs, a journey into Appalachian tradition featuring guest singers Sam...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2020
Running Away With the Circus
The Trans-Siberian March Band's line-up is the expected Balkan spread of clarinets, trumpets, trombones, and alto saxophone, but with a...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2017
The Art of Forgetting
The Art of Forgetting is a fine showcase for Kyle Carey's speciality – ‘Gaelic Americana’ – which sounds as you...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2018
Intercontinental
Brian Molley Quartet with special guest Krishna Kishor
Jazz musicians from Scotland can claim to be the UK’s most exciting exponents on the scene. Saxophonist Brian Molley is...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: August/September/2022
Nino Biton
Nino Biton is not merely a retro student of the past masters of Andalusian music. The 59-year-old Jerusalemite oud (lute)...
Reviewed by Barry Davis in issue: October/2012
