Reviews
Singing Ways to Feel More Junior
Since finding his solo mojo with What's Here What's Gone, praised in these very pages for repurposing the kind of...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Dounia Tabolo
Now in his mid-70s, Traoré was allegedly playing African blues guitar even before the late, great Ali Farka Touré. His...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Finca Santa Elena
Arturo Jorge y El Cuarteto Tradición
Though Arturo Jorge was born in 1963, Finca Santa Elena is his debut album. Born in San Rafael, in eastern...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Small Pieces
With a style essentially immersed in Indian music, the third release from this duo tells stories in song encompassing myriad...
Reviewed by Wendy Scott in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Maqâm Roads
Zied Zouari is a violin virtuoso who was surely destined to specialise in fusion styles. Born into a family of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Lekhfa
Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh
Maryam Saleh and Tamer Abu Ghazaleh's musical alliance does not come as a surprise – not only because they are...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Potions and Poison
The opening track here sets a precedent for the remaining nine original songs on the fourth album by the Colorado-based...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Habibi Funk
Subtitled ‘an eclectic selection of music from the Arab world,' the majority of the tracks on this compilation come from...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Syrian Dreams
‘This album is my personal journey through the six years of war in Syria,' Youssef writes of her debut album....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
