by Joel Dwek | Dec 5, 2021 | Reviews
Taking the oud and the music of the Middle East and fusing it with Western genres, Charbel Rouhana has formed an album that is accessible while also intricate… Lebanese oudist Charbel Rouhana’s album Sourat – Trait D’Union is an entertaining modern take on...
by Joel Dwek | Sep 23, 2021 | Reviews
Indie rock with a pop sensibility, Peha manage to make their mark on Slovakian music The small European nation of Slovakia is well-known in the UK, where I am from, for its pilsener style beers, its mountains, as well as its history of being joined up with the Czech...
by Danny Wiser | Jul 4, 2021 | Reviews, Top Picks
A beautiful and powerful first incarnation of what can be labelled as Bholoja’s somewhat unique genre… Nowadays when people ask me what kind of music I like, I genuinely don’t have the capacity to answer with a pithy response listing the four genres that...
by Joel Dwek | Jun 22, 2021 | Reviews
When in the company of Malinda Jackson Parker, throw away all your preconceptions of what music should be – where we’re going we don’t need rules… The music of Congress-woman Malinda Jackson Parker can easily be dismissed, laughed off, not...
by Danny Wiser | Jun 10, 2021 | Reviews
Cultural hero Aubrey Cummings leaves his mark on two nations, but doesn’t quite do it for me… NoiseNomad is a platform that was created to share and discover music that we love or find fascinating, whilst simultaneously learning about different cultures....
by Joel Dwek | Apr 28, 2021 | Reviews
Singing in his balladeering style, Kosovan pop maestro Sabri Fejzullahu manages to mix in traditional folk music with extraneous elements in a charming style… Balkan music has, so far, not disappointed during this musical odyssey, and the well-regarded Kosovan...
by Joel Dwek | Mar 15, 2021 | Reviews
Charmingly eclectic, French gypsy swing musicians Opa Tsupa have created an album with an irresistibly fun atmosphere… Combining light guitar music with gypsy violins and rhythms, Opa Tsupa were one of the pioneers of the so-called ‘gypsy swing revival’,...
by Danny Wiser | Oct 3, 2020 | Reviews
Fat Freddy’s Drop bridge the gap between the electronic dance world and the world of live instrumentation perfectly – What’s not to love?… When the two of us begun this process of listening to albums from every country in the world, whilst we had...
by Joel Dwek | Aug 11, 2020 | Reviews
Moving on from his pop rock days, Cesare Cremonini’s sophomore effort is a sophisticated pop album with an arty and classical edge… Cesare Cremonini first came to prominence in Italy with the release of 1999’s …squérez?, the first and only album released...
by Danny Wiser | Aug 5, 2020 | Reviews
If you want to hear what defying the odds sounds like, then give Skylla’s Christian R&B tracks a listen… Trials Of Your Faith by Skylla is an album. Trials Of Your Faith by Skylla is an R&B album. Trials Of Your Faith by Skylla is a quite good...
by Joel Dwek | Jun 4, 2020 | Reviews
Fun, light, and easy, Kavatime is an album full of fun, relaxing tunes in the Polynesian style… Before we start the review proper, it’s worth noting for anyone who looks these boys up on Spotify that the songs are named incorrectly. For example, the song...
