Reviews
11 Dimensions
This is CH Straatmann's second solo album. He's an undeniably talented bass player, who hails from Brazil, with an impressive...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2020
Mask Dance
The Korean quartet Black String take their name from the geomungo, the funkiest of Korea's zithers, whose name translates as...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2017
Old Friends & Exhausted Enemies
Luke Daniels' four solo albums since his days as the well-respected button accordion virtuoso heard on Riverdance or with the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2019
Lucky Hand
Dawson is a virtuoso guitarist who has quietly put out albums of strong, bluesy playing via various projects over the...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: July/2018
Red Hills Road
As Jamaica’s premier rhythm section since the mid-70s, Sly & Robbie revolutionised reggae several times over, leading to renowned collaborations...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Brothers in Bamako
The American folk¬blues guitarist Eric Bibb is hardly in the same legendary league as Ry Cooder or Taj Mahal. Nor...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Sarayland
In the 1980s Sarajevo's Sarr e Roma were one of the most prominent Yugoslav Gypsy bands, with a number of...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Fragments
American multi-instrumentalist Yoni Avi Battat has undergone a journey of discovery to reconnect with his Iraqi-Jewish roots through the medium...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2022
Saulem Ai
A galloping, multicoloured horse brightens the cover of Saulem Ai (My Beloved), an appropriate emblem for the music of this...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Apr/May/2014
