Reviews
The Rough Guide to Arabic Jazz
Some shocking musical crimes have been committed in the name of Arabic jazz: the number of unremarkable CDs of unbridled...
Reviewed by Bill Brdley in issue: October/2014
The Silver Messengers
When one hears of Cape Verdean roots music mingled with jazz it is hard not to shudder with trepidation. The...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2020
Urram
Karen Matheson's first solo album of exclusively Gaelic songs is remarkable for its unexpected and surprising musical settings. Matheson has...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2015
Tamala
Bao Sissoko, Mola Sylla & Wouter Vandenabeele
The title translates as ‘Travellers,’ an apt name for an album that reveals an intriguing trio from very different musical...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Moon Night
For prolific Chinese erhu virtuoso Guo Gan, the last few years have seen a number of new explorations, including collaborations...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2019
La Noche Más Larga
As the sultry faux-40s black and white photo on the CD cover might suggest, Buika has changed direction on her...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2013
Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends
Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends
For years the Fisherman’s Friends have entertained their neighbours, friends and visitors with sea shanties, Cornish songs, hymns and banter...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2010
All About Jazz
Kojato & the Afro Latin Cougaritas
There are comparatively few musicians from Liberia in West Africa who have received international exposure, and Kojo Ebenezer Samuels is...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2012
Neotolian Song
Had Kate Bush come from Cappadocia, she might have sounded something like Turkish-born, Boston-based singer-songwriter Nazan Nihal. With her musical...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2018
