Reviews
The Young Man's Harp
Born in Mali in 1974, Noumoussa Soumaoro – aka Vieux Kanteé – began playing the six-string hunter's harp known as...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2016
Rescued Treasure
This is rescued treasure indeed. The Semer Ensemble bring back to life the previously lost recordings of Hirsch Lewin's Semer...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2016
Ganga Procession
Famous flautist Sylvain Barou has worked with Ronan Pellen (Istan Trio), Jacques Pellen (Offshore Quartet) and Prabhu Edouard (Thali Gang)...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: October/2016
Fern Girl & Ice Man
What we have here are two collections of old and familiar song forms. But they are reconstituted with observant, contemporary...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2016
Tres Luceros
Kevin Seddiki & Sandra Rumolino
Tango is the elephant in the room of this debut duo record – always present in spirit but rarely fully...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2016
Someday the Heart Will Trouble the Mind
The 13-track setlist for Someday the Heart Will Trouble the Mind, which was recorded live in the Watershed Productions studio...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2016
Caribbean Roots
Poet and spoken-word performer Anthony Joseph was born and raised in Trinidad, but has long lived in London, where he...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2016
The Art of the Tanbur
Özkan, resident in Paris since 1976, has honed an unusual lute style, at a remove from Istanbul's conservatoires and musical...
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: October/2016
Kobani
Ferhat Tunç's latest album is nicely packaged, with the songs competently translated into English. If you are unfamiliar with the...
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: October/2016
