Reviews
Into the Raga
This disc features a duet between the two most predominant melodic instruments of Karnatic (South Indian) music: violin and the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Ganga Procession
Famous flautist Sylvain Barou has worked with Ronan Pellen (Istan Trio), Jacques Pellen (Offshore Quartet) and Prabhu Edouard (Thali Gang)...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: October/2016
Engine 54
The Ethiopians were among the first Jamaican artists to signal their pride in Africa. They then achieved the remarkable feat...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2019
Yene Mircha
After Awesome Tapes from Africa reissued three of his old tapes to wide acclaim, Ethiopian keys player Hailu Mergia –...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020
Pomegranate
Blending Western classical stylistics and compositional techniques with tunes and sonorities from a mainly Mediterranean and Eastern European catchment, Kosmos...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Due to the Darkness
From the Badlands of South Dakota by way of the Pacific Northwest comes The Gossamer Strings' sophomore album, Due to...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2020
Adghah
Touareg guitar music takes many forms; there is the incandescent psychedelia of Bombino and Mdou Moctar, the nimble blues-rock of...
Reviewed by Asher Breuer-Weil in issue: November/2019
The Whole Affair – The Very Best of Mary Coughlan
Four years since her last release, the finest jazz and blues singer Ireland has produced since the late Ottilie Patterson...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
