Reviews
Inner World
One can imagine Bono’s wrap-around shades turning green with envy when he heard that the New Zealand duo Junelle and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Vulture Prince
Pakistani-American singer and composer Arooj Aftab weaves the Hindustani vocal tradition into exquisite arrangements that are mournful but moreish, creating...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2021
No More Peace
Haydamaky’s roots lie in the Ukraine in the early 90s and the heady spirit of post-Soviet liberation when a vibrant...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Las Olas de Niebla
Virtuoso guitar player and composer Eduardo Niebla has a 40-year history of genre-crossing collaboration behind him and his latest offering...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: July/2019
Caprichos
The Brazilian virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda has shown over numerous albums his mastery of the ten-string mandolin. Brought up on...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Apr/May/2015
Untouched Folk Songs from the Balkans
Muammer Ketencoglu & Balkan Journey
Anyone who is into Balkan music – tricksy rhythms, wild sax and accordion playing – is going to enjoy this....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017
Djangologie
Had he been American, Django Reinhardt would surely have received the Hollywood biopic treatment by now. The story of how...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Apr/May/2010
Pangea
Pangea is the hypothetical super¬continent, a land mass without borders, whose break-up gave us the continents we know today. Chet...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: March/2012
