Reviews
Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa
Now in his 80s, Taj Mahal is the grand old man of American roots music and follows 2022’s old-timey Get...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2024
Aura Reworks
Aura, the 2022 debut album by Hokkaido-born, London-based singer Hatis Noit, was a triumph of highly technical abstract vocal work...
Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: October/2025
Caravana Sereia Bloom
Céu's first two albums established her as one of Brazil's most important new artists. Both received Grammy nominations, topped all...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2012
I've Forgotten Now Who I Used to Be
The producer Ian Brennan has for some years been on a mission to give a platform to the voices of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2021
Resonance/Dissonance
A solo oud recording is an ambitious undertaking for any player. Even if you can hold your listeners’ attention for...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
If I Greet the Mountains
Giorgis Xylouris, Stelios Petrakis, Periklis Papapetropoulos
It’s a common cliché to compare music to landscape, but it seems particularly appropriate in the dry, rugged but heroic...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2010
Sun Shine Soul
Ameranouche, as implied by the name, are a US Gypsy jazz, or manouche swing, trio. Led by guitarists Richard Sheppard...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Adouna
Releasing two different albums simultaneously is a bold move and you probably need to have a captive audience to get...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
The Gambia Sessions
Gambian singer and percussionist Musa Mboob leads a core quartet of UK players augmented by another four guests, who collectively...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2019
