Reviews
Zay Freylekh!
The Russian klezmer band Dobranotch (Goodnight) are like a retro homage to the larger bands of the American klezmer revival...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2022
Espíritu del Sol
For all her globetrotting, Amparo Sánchez remains unmistakably Spanish. That deep, gravelly Andalusian voice could come from nowhere else, and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Night Spirit Masters
Recorded live at night in the medina of Marrakech by Billy Youdelman using an Akai digital 12-track and produced by...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
Canzoniere
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
The superstars of pizzica are back. Canzoniere (Songbook) is the 19th album from Puglia's famous Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS). The...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Zembrocal Musical
Groove Lélé are a Creole group from the island La Réunion, located in the Indian Ocean to the east of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Discover Japanese Taiko
Taiko is a term that covers an array of Japanese drums (known as wadaiko). Since the mid-20th century, taiko has...
Reviewed by Darran Smith in issue: May/2017
Vander Ikh Mir Lustik
Lively melodies and joyful group vocals characterise this new release from the previously Saint Petersburg-based band Dobranotch. In the wake...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: September/2024
Aquarius
Antonio Carlos Jobim once called Joyce one of the greatest singers of all time – praise that the ageless Brazilian...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2010
Assi: A Story of a Syrian River
The name of this album is derived from a river near Hama that is said to be the only river...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: May/2016
Roll On, Roll On
Tom Paley’s Old-Time Moonshine Revue
Tom Paley is something of a living legend. One of the handful of musicians who kicked off the US folk...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2012
