Reviews
It's Klezmer!
The title says it all really. This is a solid collection of traditional tunes with a handful of originals, including...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2016
Trigger
From the first few bars of the opening track on the debut album by the Israeli keyboardist Sharon Masur, you...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2025
Working in Wood
Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow
Don’t get me wrong: this album’s fine. It’s well-played, pleasant to listen to and seems to have its heart in...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: April/2026
Etike
Jeannot Bel is a UK-based Congolese guitarist who is a regular member of Kanda Bongo Man’s touring band. He recently...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
I Will Not Stand Alone
Kayhan Kalhor & Ali Bahrami Fard
Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor is one of the world's most sublime musicians. If he's not a better-known name, it's...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2012
World Massala
Manu Chao was probably the first internationally recognised artist to really nail world fusion – from his early days rocking...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Folk Awards 2011
Twenty-seven tracks selected from nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011 makes for a compelling compilation. It includes...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
The Capitol Session ’73
After being unceremoniously dumped from their opening slot on a Sly and the Family Stone tour, Bob Marley and the...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: January/February/2022
Compassion
Lama Lobsang Palden and Jim Becker
Jim Becker, a Chicago-based musician, and Lama Lobsang Palden, a Tibetan yoga teacher and healer now living in the US,...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: November/2020
Volume Two
Scottish acoustic guitarist Will McNicol’s first collaboration with the Innotet string quartet was lauded by Classic FM and its successor...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2024
