Reviews
Kişlar Lâl Oldu (Winter Has Fallen Silent)
The strange couple at the heart of this recording is that of Hacıoğlu's silky tenor singing voice, and the divan...
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: June/2017
Serenity
Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan & Party
The shehnai (a double-reed wind instrument) has one of the richest and most mournful sounds in Indian music, but it’s...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
AsFar
Whilst the three Joubran brothers from Nazareth have established themselves as one of the most innovative groups to come out...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2011
Tongues
One can never be fully prepared before entering Tanya Tagaq’s latest creation Tongues. Bold and experimental, the album is a...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: April/2022
Nha Sunhu
Think of the music of Guinea-Bissau, and the artists that spring to mind are probably men: Ernesto Dabo, Justino Delgado...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2016
Chewing the Fat
There are ambitious debut albums and there is Chewing the Fat. In this first solo record, London-based Irish violinist James...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2018
Amplexo
What does it currently take to stand out from the massive crowd of new fadistas that keeps growing by the...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2022
Singles: The Definitive 45s Collection
There are still many notable gaps in the history of the mysterious composer and bandleader Sun Ra. Born in Birmingham,...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2017
Lam Klom Thung: Essential Phairin Phonphibun
Veteran bandleader, songwriter and producer Surin Paksiri has long been regarded as one of north-east Thailand's key musical figures. The...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: April/2016
