Reviews
3 Almonds and a Walnut
The second album from the partnership of Welsh-Iranian singer-songwriter Roshi Nasehi and electronic musician Graham Dowdall picks up where debut...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2013
The Ladies at Joe Gibbs
The legendary producer Joe Gibbs produced a host of female singers, who provided him with some classic songs and ‘riddims’...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2013
Cherie Na N’ga
Born Belangeni Musumbu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bel was raised in Kinshasa but is now resident in London....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
Himlen Har Sove Bort Mørkret
Sigrid Moldestad is highly respected for her fiddle and Hardanger playing, not to mention her singing. For years she’s been...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2013
Treasures of Algiers Chaâbi
Much like the traditional fado of Lisbon or the rebetika of Piraeus, chaâbi is often described as being the blues...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: October/2013
Elegant Pipa Classics: Wu Man’s New Renditions of Ancient Melodies
Here are ‘elegant’ pipa (Chinese lute) classics, which are in the main calm and meditative. But what a title! Traditional...
Reviewed by Frank Kouwenhoven in issue: October/2013
Breathe
Laura-Beth Salter, one-sixth of the all– women group The Shee, first performed the songs and music that make up this,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2013
Grippy Grappa
The trio Monsieur Doumani formed a couple of years ago in Cyprus with Angelos lonas on guitar and vocals, Demetris...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2013
The Rough Guide to Flamenco
It is a huge challenge to do justice to an entire culture with a single CD. You have to decide...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2013
