Reviews
NyeSongar.no
Karl Seglem is important to the Norwegian music scene for many reasons: as a hugely respected tenor sax player, as...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2014
The Wax Cylinder Recordings
The reign of the wax cylinder was very short – a mere 20 years around the turn of the last...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: June/2017
Land of Gold
Land of Gold is a very personal response to the growing migration and refugee crisis. Across ten tracks, it follows...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2016
The First Ten Years
The three brothers Samir, Wissam and Adnan who make up Le Trio Joubran are undoubtedly the crown princes of the...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2013
Victor Menace!!!
Victor Menace sounds like a cartoon debt collector but is in fact Ruth Theodore’s new band. Her previous album, White...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2012
Okan Project
Israeli keyboardist Omer Kringel took his recording equipment on the road for five weeks, from Spain to South America, Angola...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Afar Ways
The 74-year-old Momina is a member of the nomadic Afar people, a Muslim ethnic group who inhabit the desert regions...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2022
Atlantic Edge
Now in their 21st year, the West Ocean String Quartet celebrate their anniversary with their first outing on disc since...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2020
Grand Ukulele
Like banjo maestro Bela Fleck, Japanese-Hawaiian ukulele whiz Jake Shimabukuro has been obsessed with expanding the repertoire and reputation of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013
The Blue Room
A fiddler with a characteristically delicate touch, Martin Hayes has won worldwide respect for his unique take on Irish traditional...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
