Reviews
Syrian Dreams
‘This album is my personal journey through the six years of war in Syria,' Youssef writes of her debut album....
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018
Live at Abbey Road
Joseph Tawadros & James Tawadros
Joseph Tawadros is an Australian oud virtuoso who blends the music of his Egyptian heritage with a variety of more...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018
One With the Beloved
Oh dear. On paper, Shervin Boloorian ticks the right boxes. He's a refugee from Iran, raised in the UK, with...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2018
Mugham Souls
Gochag Askarov & Pierre de Trégomain
Gochag Askarov is a top singer of mugham, the sophisticated vocal tradition of Azerbaijan. Although recorded in concert in Baku's...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
Entity
This album is from Belgium, a nation seemingly adept at encouraging musical collaborations between different communities – Voxtra's The Encounter...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
Dedication
Palestine's first ever hip-hop group, DAM (meaning ‘It Lasted’ in Arabic) has finally reached Western shores with two of their...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
MwSOUL
Tunisian-born but now Brussels-based singer Ghalia Benali's rich and experimental career spans two decades and touches not only on music,...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Bilinmeyenle Karşılaşmak
It has been 17 years since Oğur and Demircioğlu's last album, Anadolu Beşık. The best-loved duo of Turkish folk have...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Kobane
A keening, reedy duduk (oboe) melody emerges out of the wind – a wind that blows free, unhindered across borders....
Reviewed in issue August/2017
