Reviews
Ignite
There must be 45 minutes worth of music on Ignite, but it lasts less than half an hour, such is...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2016
Imaginarium
As the daughter of one of the Assad Brothers, a world-beating Brazilian classical guitar duo, it's perhaps no surprise that...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Migrant Birds
Hasan and Rami Nakhleh are two brothers who live in a village in the Golan Heights, the plateau that was...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2020
When the Sun Goes In
After touring extensively for 12 years with the band Maia, Robinson has recently preferred to explore the more traditional roots...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2021
Jiangnan Sizhu Music
Two more Chinese virtuosi, another enjoyable record. The sizhu in the title refers to ‘silk and bamboo’, as in the...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Hour of Solitude
Blue Mantra Rhymes is the brainchild of Ed Cooke, an English ex-pat living and working in Thailand. A number of...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: April/2022
Anewal: OSAS – It's Time
Founder member of Niger's desert blues champions Etran Finatawa, Alhousseini Anivolla has given us a second solo set that is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2017
The Series of Music for Young Adults: Iranian Folk Songs
Originally released in 1976 by Iran's Centre for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults as part of a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2023
