Reviews

Amargo

Caprice

The poetry of Andalusian hero Federico García Lorca is the conceptual centrepiece of Amargo. This is best exemplified on the...

Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: April/2025

Nilam

ganavya

Close your eyes. Imagine the dawning of the earth: the sun rising slowly through a soft mist, spreading warmth, light...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2025

Snow Flower

Tenzin Choegyal

A gently plucked lilting waltz played on the Tibetan dranyen lute by Tenzin Choegyal begins the title-track. Sung in a...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: May/2025

Hayat

Hadiqa Kiani

Hadiqa Kiani is a Pakistani superstar, a playback and pop singer with a phenomenal international following. Here, she returns to...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2025

Turnar

Hekla

Named for the medieval French castle tower in which it was partly recorded, Turnar is the third album from Icelandic...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2025

Soléyé

Granmoun Lélé

Julien Philéas, better known as Granmoun Lélé (1930–2004), was a griot and one of the most outstanding artists from the...

Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: December/2025

Como Las Canto Yo

iLe

iLe, a former member of alternative Puerto Rican hip-hop outfit Calle 13, is having a busy year. A guest appearance...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: December/2025

Cool Down the Heat

Junior Murvin

Junior Murvin became reggae’s falsetto voice of choice with his 1976 hit ‘Police and Thieves’, a song whose popularity in...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2025

X Uhuru

Michael Rose and Sly & Robbie

Roots reggae legends Black Uhuru produced huge hits in the late 70s and early 80s, thanks largely to the slick...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: December/2025

Gleann Ciùin

Claire M Singer

Singer’s Gleann Ciùin is her second album dedicated to evoking the Cairngorms. It’s framed by two epic 19-minute tracks, the...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2025