Reviews
Iran: Classical Singing
While the voice of singer Mohammad Motamedi makes up an integral element of this release, the album also highlights the...
Reviewed by Joobin Bekhrad in issue: October/2014
Jalilah's Raks Sharki: Stage Cuts
Raqs sharki - literally ‘Eastern dance’ but more commonly known as bellydance - is a thriving international scene. There's probably...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2014
Alpen Klezmer: Zum Meer
For the past few years Andrea Pancur has been fusing her expertise in klezmer with her Bavarian roots and in...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: August/2017
Ecos de Magerit
This album offers ‘Echoes from Magerit,’ a phonetic representation of the Arabic name for the Spanish capital. It’s the second...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: January/February/2023
Je Dis Oui!
Portland, Oregon's self-described ‘little orchestra’ Pink Martini are augmented once again by the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra (who featured on their...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: March/2017
Power in the Blood
Buffy Sainte-Marie, now 74 and into her 51st year as a recording artist, was born in Canada to Cree parents....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Cuba's Queen of Song
For non-aficionados, Celia Cruz is best remembered as a gutsy Latina Tina Turner. When she died in 2003, she'd recently...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2011
Sistema Subversiva
Don't expect to hear any mint-breathed sighing, loose-hipped swaying and general ‘la-la-la-ing’ from Da Cruz. Bossa nova and its anodyne...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Ascending
Amira Medunjanin & TrondheimSolistene
It's been 15 years since the exquisite Bosnian vocalist Amira first recorded on Mostar Sevdah Reunion's A Secret Gate and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2019
