Reviews
Princesses of Arab Song
If any serious young Arab singer were going to devise the most challenging recording project imaginable, they'd probably come up...
Reviewed in issue June/2012
Sabîl
Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch
Time was when Palestinian musicians only got an airing if they snuck in on the dull-but-politically-worthy ticket. How things have...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
The Alaev Family & Tamir Muskat
The Alaev Family are something of a discovery. Originally from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, this Central Asian Jewish family...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Kurdish Alevi Laments
This is a tough listen, like eavesdropping on private, tragic moments in the life of a family. It's made even...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Çocuk Hakli
Founded in 1993 within Bosphorus University, Kardes Türküler are one of the flagships of Turkish folk. 2008 saw the publication...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Days Distinctive
It may be coincidence, or an emerging anthropological trend, but this is the third CD to have been released in...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Divine Liturgy
The Armenian composer Gomidas (1869-1935), usually transliterated as Komitas, is considered the father of Armenian music. While the conservatoire in...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Rangarang: Pre– Revolutionary Iranian Pop
Travelling amongst Balkan musicians I would often ask what their influences were. More often than not, at the top of...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2012
Bet
Bet is the second offering from Jerusalem-based world music fusion band AndraLaMoussia. Both the album title and the band name...
Reviewed in issue March/2012
Bir
Zeybek music and dance, popular on both sides of the Aegean (as zeibekiko in Greece), have connections with both the...
Reviewed in issue March/2012
