Reviews
Antique Beats
This is a deft mash-up of musical styles shot with energy; the band's multifarious influences show in their fresh use...
Reviewed by Wendy Rosie Scott in issue: November/2018
Nim Dong
Conceived by Australia-based Iranian tar (long-necked lute) virtuoso and composer Hamed Sadeghi, Eishan Ensemble is a rare attempt in fusing...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018
Mostar Sevdah Reunion Presents Sreta: The Balkan Autumn
The music filtered for consumption by the ‘world music industry’ may well bear little relationship to the music listened to...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: November/2018
A Tiempo Real
Poetry ripples through this album of traditional Spanish songs from Toledo-based ensemble Vigüela. It's in the song titles – ‘The...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
The Unfinished Violin
Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War show toured from 2014 to last year, and he has chosen that...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018
Milyakburra
Following on from her impressive 2016 debut EP Black Smoke, Emily Wurramara's first full album sees her continuing to grow...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2018
Balkan Projekt
Cimbaliband are one of Hungary's great party bands. As their name suggests, the hammered cimbalom, as played by Balázs Unger,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2018
Hugsjá
In 2014, Norway's Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik were commissioned to create an album to mark the 200th anniversary of...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: November/2018
Ejdeha
Gordon Grdina is a guitarist and oud (lute) player with one foot in Vancouver and another in New York. Originally...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018
