Reviews
The Antiquated &The Arcane
Certain things give the roots revival and environmental con-sciousness a bad name. Those New Age shops full of joss sticks,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2011
Kaira
Toumani Diabaté | Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
This was the album that created an icon. The late Toumani Diabaté released his debut Kaira in 1988 and it...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: April/2025
The Conversation
The generous amount of music offered on The Conversation by Pete's Posse may not get you much closer to identifying...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
The Channel
South East London fusionists Monzanto Sound occupy a space between contemporary jazz, funk, electronica and African diasporic influences. Many bands...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: October/2025
The Art of the Mongolian Yatga
The yatga is a Mongolian zither (similar to a Chinese guzheng or Japanese koto), which Baasankhuu performs confidently upon, whether...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: March/2015
The Bend in the Light
Hailing from K’jipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia, classically trained Ellen Gibling’s keen interest in Irish traditional music is given free rein...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2022
The Poor Shall Wear the Crown: Songs by Leon Rosselson
In 2020 when the UK locked down because of COVID-19 and live performance was impossible, Nancy Kerr had a bright...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2022
In the Footsteps of Rumi
Ghalia Benali, Kiya Tabassian & Constantinople
The 13th-century mystic Jalaluddin Rumi has become the most famous of Sufi poets as his lyrics chime with a modern,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2023
In the Shadow of Stromboli
Reel magic in the form of ‘Rockin the Boat’, a rollicking instrumental set of three tunes from Galway and Québec,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012
