Reviews
Dansing
Tęgie Chłopy are a new band that's gathered around veteran saxophone and clarinet player Stanisław Witkowski. Born in 1934, Witkowski...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2016
Pakistan Qawwali de la Delhi Gharana (Karachi)
Subhan Ahmed Nizami & Qawwal Baché
Subhan Ahmed Nizami may not be the first name that comes to mind when qawwali (the music of South Asian...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2020
Balkan Dogs
The mascot of this eclectic German band is a perky-eared Chihuahua but, as their song titles suggest, there's more than...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Chameleons of the White Shadow
He might be still in his 20s, but Joseph Tawadros matches precociousness with prolificacy. Chameleons of the White Shadow is...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2013
Babel Fish
The Dutch band Amariszi have been playing Balkan-inspired pop music for the past decade and Babel Fish is their third...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2017
Mackerel Sky
Crieff-based composer John Dew’s debut sees the talented piper deliver a series of mostly self-penned tunes in a fiery and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: January/February/2022
L'Udová Hudba Pokošovci 2
Pokošovci Band are a Slovak Gypsy group largely made up of members of the Pokoš family. They are based in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2020
A New Day
Few will remember Winston McAnuff’s roots reggae career. The veteran singer has a soulful voice that sounds more like Bobby...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Love Bollywood
There are 33 songs here, all wrapped up in a lipstick-red case, and all but two of them were recorded...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Vodou Drums in Haiti 2
Vodou – voodoo to most of us – is the hybrid religion that took shape in Haiti as slaves merged...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2017
