Reviews
Longing for the Past: The 78 rpm Era in Southeast Asia
Dust-to-Digital's latest release, a four-CD compilation of some of the earliest recorded music in South-East Asia, is a treasure trove...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: Apr/May/2014
A Year Too Late and a Month Too Soon
Thankfully, it is now that we are beginning to see the beauty that can emerge from a tumultuous few years....
Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: July/2022
Enlighten the Night
Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat has recorded an impressive series of albums – solo, with her sister Marjan Vahdat and with...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2020
Sin Limite
El Travieso is the nom de plume of one Candido Fabre Martinez. He's the son of Candido Fabre Sr, who...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2015
Traces of Âşık
Ulaş Özdemir is a Turkish singer and saz (lute) player, who has appeared on several discs in Songlines over the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2017
Hankyō
Better known for his playing of the Irish flute and whistle in America, Hanz Araki is in fact also a...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: June/2021
Contigo
Marta Gómez is Colombian, sounds Brazilian, quotes the poetry of Spain's Federico García Lorca, has shared a stage with blues-rocker...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Céu e Mar
Leila Pinheiro has an amazing CV; over 30 years she has recorded 16 albums; she has collaborated with the likes...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: July/2012
The Best of Sergio Mendes
If you’ve only ever heard two Brazilian songs, they are likely to be the Getz and Gilberto version of‘The Girl...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: March/2010
