Reviews
From the Ground
Laura-Beth Salter & Ali Hutton
Nature now can be attributed as a band member on albums and songs, and it should see royalties pour down...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2024
Acoustic
Along with Alpha Blondy and the late Lucky Dube, Ivory Coast’s Tiken Jah Fakoly is part of a righteous trinity...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2024
La Negra – Tribute to Mercedes Sosa
Claudia Meyer’s fourth solo album is a tribute to Argentinian folk singer Mercedes Sosa, affectionately known as ‘La Negra’. Meyer’s...
Reviewed by Silvia Rothlisberger in issue: May/2024
ON – Live at the Jam Jar
A ‘topette’ is a shot of liquor. In Poitou-Charentes, where the band met, it means ‘Cheers!’. Topette!! is thus the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2024
Faire Ça
Meril Wubslin’s fourth album, born from a crossroads between Brussels and Lausanne, unfolds as a captivating sonic odyssey. Recorded at...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: May/2024
Los Lobos del Recuerdo
Lobos is one of those Buenos Aires province backwater towns where nothing much happens, ever. It may be an accidental...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2024
Ousoul
Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El Din
Born in Alexandria and based in France, oud-player and composer Tarek Abdallah is a scholar of traditional Arabic music. Much...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: June/2024
Hiva
Ahmad Al Khatib & Kaveh Mahmudiyan
Ahmad Al Khatib and Kaveh Mahmudiyan have created Hiva, an album of traditional Ottoman-styled oud and percussion commissioned by Global...
Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: June/2024
Berlin 1964 – Live & Berlin 1964 – The Lost Studio Recordings
A double archival release from Black Truffle, these very rare recordings feature the brothers Moinuddin (d1966) and Aminuddin Dagar (d2000),...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2024
