Reviews
Rakes and Misfits
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne plays melodeons and concertinas, including a rare Lachenal 30-key bass Anglo concertina on which he performs ‘parping accompaniment...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2021
Samaya
Harpreet Bansal is a Norway-based violinist of the North Indian tradition who was taught and mentored by her father, Harbhajan...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2018
Classic African American Songsters
Ry Cooder once cuttingly said that blues music has been reduced to a soundtrack for selling jeans in TV ads....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Next Spring
This meeting of the ud, ney and kora is contemplative and exploratory – an experiment in their shared sensibilities and...
Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: Apr/May/2015
Finding Friends Far from Home: A Journey with Clara Net
‘Tell us a story!’ kids chant on the opening track of this educational CD. What follows, though not quite a...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Saat Arahman
Mor Karbasi was born to a family of Moroccan, Sephardic and Iranian roots. And her musical career has been an...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023
I am Suffering
Agongo – full name Jacob Abagnagongo – plays the kologo, a two-stringed calabash lute which is the typical instrument of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
