Reviews
Ancient Sufi Invocations & Forgotten Songs From Aleppo
When Jason Hamacher, a punk drummer in Washington DC, read William Dalrymple's From the Holy Mountain, he contacted the author...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Erguvan
This album consists mostly of folk repertoire from the Aegean region of Turkey, collected in the field by musicologist Ali...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Rumi Symphony Project Cycle 1: Untold
Hafez Nazeri is the son of the renowned Iranian-Kurdish singer and instrumentalist Sharam Nazeri. He has set up an ambitious...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Baladi Blues Reloaded
Baladi music lies at the root of Arab pop music. It's a popular Egyptian style that developed during the 1920s,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2014
Azerbaijani Love Songs
As you might suspect if you’re familiar with the instrumental music of Azerbaijan, Azeri love songs are lyrical, heartfelt and...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Sacred World of Azerbaijani Mugham
Gochag Askarov, in his mid-30s, is the new icon of mugham, the intense classical music of Azerbaijan. He was the...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
La Tsadika
I reviewed Mor Karbasi’s debut album The Beauty and the Sea five years ago with heady enthusiasm. Her vibrant vocal...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Borders Behind
You can understand the youngest of the three Joubran brothers wanting to branch out and record his own album. Le...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Kali City
Karim Baggili is a Belgian-born composer, guitarist and oud (Arab lute) player of Jordanian/Yugoslavian heritage, which means that he has...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
