This is a disc of South Indian (Karnatic) singing in the temples of Tamil Nadu, the large state at the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Apr/May/2010
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
Rhiannon Giddens is incapable of producing an album that is not simultaneously a fascinating musical education and deeply enjoyable listening...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2021
Barcelona Gypsy Balkan Orchestra
There's a very international line-up to this ‘orchestra,’ with membership hailing from geographically distant areas from Spain to Ukraine –...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2018
This is the latest in a series of releases from London studio Pro Smart under the direction of Congolese musician...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2020
Kate Rusby joined her parents’ ceilidh band while she was still a child so was a seasoned performer when her...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
You know you can trust a double bassist whose mentors have included the Italian jazz bassist Giovanni Tommaso and the...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: June/2021
This is the first full album of Karaim music, ever, apparently. The Karaim are a diasporic community of contentious origin,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2021
If anyone should record this ‘Tribute to Milton Nascimento’, then maybe it's this Grammy-nominated singer-pianist. ‘I was born into the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2022
As you might guess, this album is the sequel to the first collaboration between Moroccan Gnawa musician Harnoune and German...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2022
For 20 years, from 1980, Kamilya Jubran was the voice of Sabreen, a Palestinian group known for their songs of...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: June/2013
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