Reviews
Samás
This is a fantastic album – the second from the Cyprus-based, London-formed neo-rebetika band – full of bouncy, lively playing...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Highland Strands
Highland Strands is a rare beast; an atmospheric recording that captures something of the spirit of the very best pub...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
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Hevra (Together)
After the controversy stirred by her debut, Ke‡e Kurdan, in 2004, the title of this album might refer to a...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2014
O Turno da Noite
In the late 19th century, groups of college students in Portugal started to get together in large musical ensembles, celebrating...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2018
At Home: Live in Marciac
Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca
Recorded live at the Jazz in Marciac festival in south-west France, At Home is a meeting of both minds and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2015
Rough Guide to the Music of the Sahara
The rich river of talent flowing from beneath the sands of West Africa has rather hijacked our perception of music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2014
The Birth of Jungle Cumbia
Since The Roots of Chicha gave Peru’s guitar-driven, bar-band chicha music worldwide exposure six years ago there has been a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2014
Hackney Vibes
Given the colonial links to the Maghreb and the large North African diaspora in France, it’s no surprise that the...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: July/2012
D'rect from the Shire
Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra
D'rect from the Shire was recorded live at the ‘Sofa Sessions’ at King's Cliffe Village Hall. It opens with ‘Canned...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2017
