Reviews
Eyoun el Alb
Born in 1938 in Cairo, Nagat El-Saghira made her first public performance at the age of seven – her diminutive...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Tuz (Salt)
Cengiz Özkan's eighth album for Kalan, Tuz (Salt), is a lovely collection of ten Turkish folk songs. The album is...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Marzipan
Habibi Funk continues to deliver on its promise of rare, sometimes vintage, always interesting gems from the Arab world. The...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
As Much as It Takes
This is the second album in 2023 released by Palestinian composer and piano virtuoso Faraj Suleiman. Yet, whereas Upright Biano...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Nos Habet Caramel
Cairo-based DJ, producer and multidisciplinary artist Fajr Soliman mixes electro-pop and mahraganat (a blend of Egyptian folk and shaabi music,...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Lettres Ouverts Aux…
This is the 25th anniversary of both Lounès Matoub's assassination and the original release of this, his final album, and...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Five Seasons
Best known for his work with the Turkish psych-influenced Şatellites, Itamar Klüger is a multi-instrumentalist with a key role in...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
The Colours of Rubab
This is a stunning showcase of the Pakistani rubab (lute). It is played here by Gulab Afridi, a celebrated folk...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Aykathani Malakon
Beirut-based sextet, SANAM, were formed in 2022 in response to an invitation to perform with Hans Joachim Irmler, formerly of...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Divan & Divine
Zeyn’el is a singer-songwriter who is well-known in the Turkish rock scene as a sound engineer, and some of that...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
