Reviews
Professeur
Meiway is an established superstar of the Ivory Coast, with over 20 years recording experience. He is credited with creating...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2013
Discover
Bagpipes are among the least sexy, fashionable or popular instruments on the planet – they’re a notch below the harmonica,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2013
Taqâsîm
In an ideal world an oud (lute) player should be able to release an album safe in the knowledge that...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2013
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Faileasan (Reflections)
Faileasan (Reflections) is the result of personal and scholarly research into Argyll's music and Gaelic cultural traditions – one that...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2013
Otherworldly
The Pyramids formed at Antioch College, Ohio in 1972 as an avant– garde cosmic jazz band, influenced by the likes...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2013
Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition
It's easy to connect with author and banjoist Wade's love of American folk music. It radiates from his book, The...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2013
The Rough Guide to Samba
In this latest incarnation of The Rough Guide to Samba, compiler John Armstrong works from a generous definition of Brazil's...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2013
On Eastern Way
Boris Kovac & David Yengibarian
Composer and saxophonist Boris Kovač is an intriguing figure in Serbian music. Born and based in the Vojvodina region in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2013
One Love, One Life
Despite being an unremarkable figure during reggae's golden era in the 70s, Beres Hammond has created a contemporary two-disc album...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: March/2013
Build
Indian-American singer-songwriter Rupa Mayra and her troupe of San Francisco-based activist musicians return with their sophisticated global sound-world and rebellious...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2013
