Reviews
Psychedelic Trance Tarantella
Kalàscima come from Salento, at the southern end of Italy, which boasts an explosive musical culture. The cover of this...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: April/2016
The Promise
Turkish oud player Mehmet Polat further develops his style on this solo album with the help of others on traditional...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2020
Apparitions
A significant change of tack from the Drystones' last album, Apparitions really showcases the multi-instrumental talents of this exciting young...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2019
Tautumeitas
Tautumeitas are a Latvian women's vocal sextet, with half the members with very capable sidelines in violin and accordion. They...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2019
Traivellers Joy
The young Scottish singer Emily Smith has garnered some high praise over her last few albums, and with this set...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2011
Namaz
Some musical fusions languish in the superficial, achieving little more than a novel combination of disparate sounds, while others operate...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2018
Worldwize Part 1: North & South
Having started out as a busking duo in the idyllic surfing town of Byron Bay, Australian roots band Blue King...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Mỹ Lai
Kronos Quartet, Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ, Rinde Eckert
The Apocalypse Now image on the album cover and the title Mỹ Lai, the name of a terrible massacre of...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/September/2022
The Rough Guide to Zakir Hussain
The tabla is India's best-known drum yet, traditionally, it was always ranked way down the pecking order of instruments, only...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: October/2018
The Long Road and the Far Horizons
It's safe to say fiddler Gavin Marwick is spoiling us. His latest release is a double-CD of 27 tracks, comprising...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2014
