Reviews
Hayat
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
Soléyé
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, 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 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
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
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
Guajiro Chic
Following a four-year studio album silence, famed Cuban singer Raúl Paz returns with a good-natured set that leans into themes...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: December/2025
Aloud
Raymond Antrobus & Evelyn Glennie
Poet Raymond Antrobus and percussionist Evelyn Glennie reconvene for a second album of percussion and poetry, made in one afternoon,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2025
Pita Parka Pt. II: Nim Egduf
Formed in 2016, Dun-Dun Band are a sprawling 10-piece ensemble from Toronto with members recruited from various jazz-adjacent groups and...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: December/2025
