Reviews
Hunger of the Skin
Hunger of the Skin finds Flook flautist Brian Finnegan putting COVID-19 lockdown purdah to scintillating use with a firing-on-all-cylinders set....
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2021
¿Dónde Estás María?
When describing the music of Meridian Brothers, the Brazilian tropicália legend Tom Zé is a name that crops up a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2017
Salvor
This compelling pairing of two innovative artists – Jim Moray and Sam Carter – arose from a late-night bar session....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2015
Get Out While You Can
Aside from the singing phenomenon Gurrumul, Australia’s hottest indigenous musician these days is Dan Sultan. With an Irish father and...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2010
The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe
In their heyday, the Rough Guide CDs were superb overviews of the music of a particular country or region. Now,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2019
Iran: Music of the Qajar Era
Infamous for their ineptitude, extravagance, despotism and venality, among other things, the Qajar dynasty is seldom praised when reflecting...
Reviewed by Joobin Bekhrad in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Encuentro
An encounter with tango can easily spawn a kind of fanaticism, typically among non-Argentinians who become enraptured with its familiar...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Keramello
Unni Boksasp knows about traditional Norwegian singing. She's studied it in depth, and understands its history and its regional styles....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2011
El Aaiún Egdat
It is only appropriate to explain that I first heard Mariem Hassan’s declamatory voice opening her new album on a...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
