When describing the music of Meridian Brothers, the Brazilian tropicália legend Tom Zé is a name that crops up a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2017
This compelling pairing of two innovative artists – Jim Moray and Sam Carter – arose from a late-night bar session....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2015
Aside from the singing phenomenon Gurrumul, Australia’s hottest indigenous musician these days is Dan Sultan. With an Irish father and...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2010
In their heyday, the Rough Guide CDs were superb overviews of the music of a particular country or region. Now,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2019
Infamous for their ineptitude, extravagance, despotism and venality, among other things, the Qajar dynasty is seldom praised when reflecting...
Reviewed by Joobin Bekhrad in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
An encounter with tango can easily spawn a kind of fanaticism, typically among non-Argentinians who become enraptured with its familiar...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Unni Boksasp knows about traditional Norwegian singing. She's studied it in depth, and understands its history and its regional styles....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2011
It is only appropriate to explain that I first heard Mariem Hassan’s declamatory voice opening her new album on a...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
This is the debut solo release from the award-winning fiddler and multi- instrumentalist Ciaran Algar, who is best known for...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2016
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