Reviews
Kar Yagar
Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek - which translates as Ocean Lightning and the Thunderbolts - is a trul international band...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Native Tongue
Having started her music career fronting the rollicking Australian cabaret band Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants between 2006...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Taoba
A new group from the Solomon Islands, Kaumaakonga hail from the small southern isles of Mungava and Mungiki (jointly referred...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
The Nefes of the Bektâshî Sufi Brotherhood in Istanbul and the Balkans
This album explores peripheries, spirituality and history. Arising from the seventh Bîrûn workshop in Ottoman music organised by neyzen (a...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
The Greatest Day
There's never been any doubt that Jake Shimabukuro is a remarkable ukulele player. From his early success in Hawaii with...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
The Concert Collection 2012-2018
Archie Roach is one of Australia's best-known Aboriginal singer-songwriters; his long career has seen him win every award and accolade...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
La Mélancolie Royale
Anyone who has visited the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul will know what a monstrous mess was created by the Ottomans...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Ex Oriente: Music by GI Gurdjieff
In keeping with the teachings of GI Gurdjieff, the creation of Ex Oriente has been a long, non-linear journey. Gurdjieff...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Middle Eastern
Time and time again we are reminded of music's ability to bridge divides, expose injustices and to give hope to...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
