Omar El Shariyi (Ammar El Sherei)
This vinyl-only remaster of the now cult classic album originally released by Cairene label Soutelphan back in 1976 celebrates two...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: January/2021
Simpson was scheduled to deliver a live album this year. Instead, he went home, found a room, pressed record, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2021
GABO – Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra
Chief Chebe – aka Suleman Chebe – has tirelessly promoted African culture in the UK over the years in a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Welcome to a world of poetry nourished by multiple musical influences from various remote corners of the planet. The latest...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: January/2021
Think of a male/female acoustic guitar duo, add Mexico to the equation and you may well come up with Rodrigo...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2021
Fresh out of touring as bandleader for Pimps of Joytime, and a collaboration with CedricBurnside, multi-instrumentalist Brian J explores instrumental...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: January/2021
Since the Silkroad Ensemble was established by Yo-Yo Ma 20 years ago, its ever- shifting ensemble have created a global...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2021
Kris Drever’s solo albums don’t come that often – 2010’s Mark the Hard Earth was followed six years later by...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2021
The instrument known as the marovany is a Malagasy zither – a hollow, wooden, rectangular-shaped box with 12 metal strings...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: January/2021
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