Reviews
Songs For Desert Refugees
The conflict in the southern Sahara between Malian government forces and the Touareg-led NMLA revolutionary army is reaching crisis point....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2012
A Tiempo Real
Poetry ripples through this album of traditional Spanish songs from Toledo-based ensemble Vigüela. It's in the song titles – ‘The...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess
This album takes its title from a 19th-century autobiography by Emily Ruete. Born Sayyida Salme, the daughter of the Sultan...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2014
Arcana: The Indo-Jazz Sessions
Arcana announces itself with ‘Kalavati’, a driving fusion track named after a Hindustani raga; the piece establishes the album as...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2018
Stand Up Now: Songs from the Landworkers’ Alliance
The canon of British folk song is rich with stories and beautiful evocations of landscape, nature, country life and work....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2021
In Light of India
Edinburgh-based sitar player and ethnomusicologist Alec Cooper plays his cards well on his debut album In Light of India by...
Reviewed by Shaswata Kundu Chaudhuri in issue: November/2021
Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed
The songs and music of Show of Hands – the West Country duo Steve Knightley and Phil Beer – create...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Bele, Tradition & Creation
Ocora’s traditional music series is of consistent quality, with landmark contributions from Madagascar, Tanzania and Gabon. The African-centric theme continues,...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
King'n'Doom
The core of King'n'Doom is Czech production and multi-instrumentalist duo Pavel Šmíd and Martin Piro, but the real heart of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: March/2020
