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Music Review: Richard Carrick and Either/Or – ‘l’Algérie’

March 26, 2026 Album Reviews, Contemporary, Folk, Music, Reviews music, World Comments Off on Music Review: Richard Carrick and Either/Or – ‘l’Algérie’

Richard Carrick is out with the second part of his Maghreb-inspired triptych, which began with last year's 'The Atlas.'

ISIS? ISIL? Islamic State? Daesh? What's in a name? A lot.

October 3, 2013 Album Reviews, Blues, Editor Pick: Music, Folk, Music, Pop, Reviews music, Rock, Top Stories, World Comments Off on Music Review: Tamikrest – ‘Chatma’

Building on the foundations laid by earlier Touareg bands, Tamikrest have created their own sound and message.

November 9, 2010 Book Reviews, Books Comments Off on Book Review: Bowles: The Sheltering Sky, Let It Come Down, The Spider’s House by Paul Bowles

Library of America publishes three Paul Bowles novels.