Reviews
In the Footprints of Rumi
The Rumi Ensemble was founded by Javid Afsari Rad [pictured], member of the renowned percussion ensemble Zarbang. It consists of...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Sousamaphone
The rising popularity of American brass bands – Hot 8 Brass Band and Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New Orleans...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Las Flores del Sol
As one of the main gateways into Latin America during the slave trade, Colombia owes a lot to Africa, as...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2017
Esperanto
Dimitris Mystakidis’ avowed mission is to restore acoustic folk guitar to its rightful place in Greek popular music, long dominated...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: November/2016
Tívils Døtur
This storybook of songs and legends from the Faroe Islands is suffused with both melancholy and mischief. It's the debut...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/2017
We Happy Few
Accomplished instrumentalists Ford Collier (guitars, whistles, percussion and vocals) and Alex Garden (fiddle, percussion and vocals) have been playing together...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2017
Mac Ìle: The Music of Fraser Shaw
In 2015 Fraser Shaw, multi-talented piper, whistle player and composer, sadly died at the young age of 34. Mac Ìle...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2017
Soundplaces
Derya Türkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos
Derya Türkan is a Turkish player of the Klasik kemençe, a three-string fiddle played on the lap, while Sokratis Sinopoulos...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2021
Hafla
East meets West via North and South in this latest project from Siwan, an international collaboration of musicians headed by...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2022
