Reviews
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
Chatterbox
Hannah James & Tuulikki Bartosik
An inspired move led producer Dylan Fowler to take Hannah James and Tuulikki Bartosik to a cave to begin recording...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Supermoon
The Israeli-born Itai Kriss has spent two decades lighting up New York’s vibrant jazz scene with his flute playing, working...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2022
Obiaa!
Pat Tomas & Kwashibu Area Band
This is the second release from veteran Ghanaian highlife singer Pat Tomas in his latest incarnation as leader of the...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2019
Get a Life
Warren G Harding is an odd name to choose for a band name. History regards that particular US president as...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Working-Class Heroes: A History of Struggle in Song
Trump's America ought to be a fertile breeding ground for modern protest songs, but if they're out there, we don't...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2019
Apostolo
During recent years, Kinshasa-born singer Bumba Massa has enjoyed a career revival as part of the four-man vocal front– line...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2011
Alma Vieja
Founded by American bassist and composer Sascha Jacobsen, Los Tangueros del Oeste is a collective venture that appears to aspire...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2021
Amankor/The Exile
This exiled Touareg ensemble from Mali's Timbuktu region have been active for nearly three decades, led by singer Fadimata Walet...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2019
Undercurrent
Accompanied by a line-up different from her familiar touring trio of recent years, Sarah Jarosz offers Undercurrent, which serves as...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
