Reviews
Sacred World of Azerbaijani Mugham
Gochag Askarov, in his mid-30s, is the new icon of mugham, the intense classical music of Azerbaijan. He was the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2014
Anthology of Moravian Folk Music Vol 3: Straznicko a Kyjovsko
The first albums here are the final two volumes of the four-part Anthology of Moravian Folk Music. Moravia has very...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Santiago de Cuba: La Reina del ‘Son’
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city on the gorgeous, beleaguered Caribbean island. The capital of the Santiago de...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2013
God Speed the Plough
Our views of history are at best partial and often misguided. Historians go to great lengths to put us right....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2011
Anda Jaleo
Josephine Foster & the Víctor Herrero Band
Recorded live in Mecina Bombaron in Granada in August 2009, this is an interesting project: Josephine Foster and Víctor Herrero...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
The Art of the Chinese Guzheng
This album is a tribute to the main regional styles of guzheng (21-string zither) music in China. Having worked with...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: June/2019
Flamenco
By embracing the Spanish folk song form copla and merging influences from pop, Diana Navarro joined a new wave of...
Reviewed by Russell Parton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Roots of the Banjo Tree
“What's the definition of perfect pitch?” goes the old joke to which the jocular riposte is “Throwing a banjo into...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: March/2013
Hotel Univers
Jupiter & Okwess International
For someone releasing his debut album, Jupiter Bokondji – the self-styled ‘rebel general’ of Congolese music – has been around...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
The Grove
Originally a classical musician, clarinettist Kate Luxmoore re–cast herself as a composer and improviser in order to broaden her sonic...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Apr/May/2010
