Reviews
Docteur Nico Presents African Fiesta Sukisa 1966–1974
Docteur Nico & African Fiesta Sukisa
Congolese guitarist, composer and singer Dr. Nicolas Kasanda wa Mikalayi, aka Dr. Nico, reigned supreme during the 60s and 70s...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2026
Palenque Records Versions
Behind the name El Búho is British-born, France-based producer Robin Perkins. After studying Latin American Studies in Glasgow, he spent...
Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: February/March/2026
Homage to Nazım Hikmet
Tülay German & François Rabbath
Poet, playwright and novelist Nazım Hikmet has cast a huge shadow over Turkish culture for a century. A pioneer of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2022
Tangle of Souls
Tangle of Souls is the seventh full-length album by American-born, Edmonton, Alberta-based, globe-trotting troubadour Scott Cook. By full-length, we’re talking...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2020
Introducing the Wagon Tales
This debut album from the current darlings of the UK bluegrass scene stands as a textbook example of what happens...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
North Star Calling
When listening to Leela Gilday's latest album, North Star Calling, one is instantly transported to a vast land of powerful...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: May/2020
The Springtime Fool
Their catchy folk-pop choruses and carefree vagabond spirit recall The Levellers at their best. But there is much more to...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
17 Golden Greats
The liturgical chanting of the Tibetan monasteries is one of the great ‘endangered species’ of cultural preservation in Tibet, so...
Reviewed by Tom Hamilton in issue: October/2014
Loosening the Strings
When I saw Ethiopian singer and krar (lyre) player Haymanot Tesfa perform at SOAS last year, it was very disappointing....
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2019
