Reviews
Dedication
Palestine's first ever hip-hop group, DAM (meaning ‘It Lasted’ in Arabic) has finally reached Western shores with two of their...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: October/2017
Acoustic Classics II
In a double-album format, Richard Thompson is intending to release a companion piece to this album titled Acoustic Rarities, which...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2017
When the Time Comes
Kamalengoni player Craig Myers is a busy musician. He currently performs with Mike Gordon (of Phish fame) and was a...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: October/2017
Dunya
Convened and led by Javid Afsari Rad, a santur (hammered dulcimer) player with Iranian roots, ComboNations capitalise on a variegated...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2017
An Dàn: Gaelic Songs for a Modern World
Mary Ann Kennedy is one of the finest interpreters of Gaelic song and an inspiring and vital force on the...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2017
Har Dam Sahara
Rafiki Jazz are a Sheffield-based band whose mission statement is to ‘create music that crosses cultural boundaries.’ Thankfully the results...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2017
Gammelt, Nyt, Lånt og Blåt
Rannok's Michael Graubæk (fiddle and mandolin) and Theis Langlands (piano and pump organ) are both well-established musicians in the Danish...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2017
Inclined to be Red
Greg Russell is an English folk singer on a mission. With the boundless energy of youth, he has been racing...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2017
Resonance
The musical pedigree of Pitjantjatjara man Bart Willoughby goes back to the late 1970s, when he founded the pioneering Aboriginal...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017
The Rough Guide to Ragtime Blues
World Music Network seem to issue their Rough Guides to The Blues at an almost monthly rate – which suggests...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2017
