Reviews
Anatolian Dances
It is interesting to see and hear how Turkish wedding dances have changed over the years. From slow and decorous...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Norwegian Oud
Yinon Muallem & Guy Mintus | Yinon Muallem
Conceived and recorded throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Norwegian Oud is the latest album from oud player, percussionist, and composer Yinon...
Reviewed in issue October/2021
I May Never See You Again
This is another stupendous release from the emergent 30M Records. Kamancheh player Saba Alizadeh’s second solo album is an introspective,...
Reviewed in issue October/2021
Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World, Part 2
As the comprehensive and beautifully produced sleeve notes make clear, this compilation of 13 jaw-droppingly funky tracks from the Middle...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
Hanin: Field Recordings in Syria 2008-2009
Compiled by Spanish musician and filmmaker Michel Gasco between 2008 and 2009, this collection of field recordings spans a period...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
DOST 1
Derya Yıldırım doesn’t like to be pigeonholed. “I do what comes out of me. And if that is for some...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021
This is Tehran?
Getting their music heard outside of Iran can be tricky for artists working in the oppressive environment enforced by the...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Bennesbeh Labokra… Chou?
This is an interesting release – Ziad Rahbani is the son of Lebanon’s foremost diva, Fairuz, and her husband, Assi...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
Unknown Nearness
Misagh Joolaee is an Iranian kamancheh (spike fiddle) player based in Berlin. His solo album Ferne (2019) was surely the...
Reviewed in issue July/2021
