Reviews
Hommage
Itamar Erez & The Adama Ensemble
Erez is an Israeli-born Canadian composer, guitarist and pianist who recently moved back to Israel. There he established his ensemble...
Reviewed in issue June/2011
Ivresses
Alireza Ghorbani & Dorsaf Hamdani
Iranian singer Alireza Ghorbani and Tunisian singer Dorsaf Hamdani here have teamed up for a celebration of the poetry of...
Reviewed in issue June/2011
Daughter of the Spring
Reviewing Mor Karbasi's debut CD, it was tempting to compare her with Yasmin Levy, a fellow Jerusalemborn Sephardic singer. It...
Reviewed in issue June/2011
Rough Guide to Bellydance
Finger cymbals? Check. Hip scarves, fan veil, belly button jewel? Check. The second edition of the Rough Guide to Bellydance...
Reviewed in issue June/2011
Tulum: A Sound from the Black Sea
The Black Sea region is like a different country compared to the rest of Turkey. It's misty, mountainous and cool,...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
AsFar
Whilst the three Joubran brothers from Nazareth have established themselves as one of the most innovative groups to come out...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Zhoor
Hermes Records has been producing a wide variety of remarkable recordings for years now. The label's artists range from the...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
All of You
On this album Iranian pianist Hooshyar Khayam and ney player Amir Eslami join forces in a recording of largely improvised...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
The Last Communiqué
The Last Communiqué is the final part of a trilogy of albums by the Beirut-based composer, guitarist, singer and vocalist...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
14 Cheerful Pieces
This is another diamond among the numerous recently issued recordings of Persian classical music. The line-up is quite unusual: the...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
