Reviews
Middle Eastern Grooves
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
There's been a vibrant music scene developing in Tel Aviv in recent years, and DJ Kobayashi has been closely monitoring...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
IMA
Some impressive names join London-based singer Noga Ritter on a debut solo album which blends Hebrew and English vocals, jazz...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Wa Maret El Ayam /Hakam Aleena El Hawa
The cultural legacy Oum Kalthoum holds in Egypt and the wider Arab world is impossible to overstate. Beloved by heads...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Jarak Qaribak
This is more than just a meeting of two rock stars – one the lead guitarist of Radiohead, the other...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Thank You for Bringing Me Back to the Sky
The Oldest Voice in the World (Azerbaijan)
The music we call global should thank the heavens, really, for the Grammy-winning producer and field recordist Ian Brennan, who...
Reviewed in issue July/2023
Sufi Trance of the Whirling Dervishes of Damascus
Ensemble Al-Kindi & Sheikh Hamed Daoud
This album from the formidable Ensemble Al-Kindi is their first release since the untimely death of their founder Julien Jâlal...
Reviewed in issue June/2023
Le Cri du Caire
This trans-continental collaboration has had a lengthy gestation. It began with a 2013 performance by Egyptian singer and poet Abdullah...
Reviewed in issue June/2023
Savor
Music and food go well together. So much so that singer Sarah Aroeste and chef Susan Barocas decided to join...
Reviewed in issue June/2023
