Reviews
Hour of Solitude
Blue Mantra Rhymes is the brainchild of Ed Cooke, an English ex-pat living and working in Thailand. A number of...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: April/2022
Human
You can never take away from Clegg his brave role as a white Jewish musician in apartheid South Africa, fronting...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2011
Tiny Notes
If there's healing in song, then The Young’uns are performing some kind of mental health service for their nation. The...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2023
From Blues to Rembetika
Mark T is a British blues musician and, listening to the several live tunes included on From Blues to Rembetika,...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Karkadé
Egyptian-born Mohamed Abozekry is the latest in an illustrious line of oud players from the Arab world who have graced...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Disko Telegraf
Balkan Taksim are the latest act to push the Balkan sound into fresh and exciting Turkish territory, reminding one of...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: June/2021
Mi Voz
Turkish singer Elif Sanchez’s 2021 debut featured jazzy settings of Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs, with one song in Spanish...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2022
Tried and True
Right away, from the opening title-track, you can feel the warm, welcoming, kick-off-your-shoes vibe that runs through Annie Lou's latest...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2015
Hammer Down
The SteelDrivers definitely put the hammer down on their latest album, which captures the Nashville-based ensemble’s pitch-perfect blend of country,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2013
Travels
Hawaiian-Japanese ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has been taking his humble instrument in new directions for some years. On this latest...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2015
