Reviews
Dr Dee
It's the reign of Elizabeth I and Dr John Dee, having survived imprisonment by bloody Mary, is now court astrologer,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2012
Elif Sanchez
Singer Elif Sanchez grew up in Istanbul, before moving to the US to study jazz oboe and voice at Berklee...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2022
Souleymane
Debademba consists of singer Mohamed Diaby, who comes from a Malian griot family and was raised in Abidjan in the...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
In Conclusion
In the latter part of his life the singer Amadou Balaké, who passed away in August 2014, was a prominent...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2015
Rosewood
For lovers of the finger-picking guitar greats of the 1960s, Rosewood is a treat. Ben Robertson acknowledges their influence but...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2022
Old Tunes, Dusted Down
It wouldn’t be everyone's idea of a fantastic surprise birthday present. But the Belgian mandolin player Andries Boone is a...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: October/2014
Two Beats One Soul
Of all the recent Cuban mash-ups, this fusion of Cuban and North American music comes with the most inflated publicity....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2018
Blues from Elsewhere
Koby Israelite isn’t a man to be put in a box. Indeed, the Israeli-born, south London multi¬instrumentalist is a world...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: June/2013
Fiesta Tropical
‘From Havana to Rio, it’s party time’ announce the liner notes accompanying this concoction crossing eras, musical styles and performers...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
