Reviews
Live at WOMAD 2023
The highlights at WOMAD 2023 included Mokoomba, the many appearances by Justin Adams, and a commanding afternoon set in the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026
Krope
There are three key elements to this environmental journey of an album. This Belarusian sound-shaper, from Minsk, captures carefully placed...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: February/March/2026
Jardin d’ailleurs
Gaëlle Bagot & Juan Manuel Nieto
The piano-clarinet duet format, with vocals sung mainly in French, would not be my first choice, but this new release...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: February/March/2026
True Picture
With True Picture, Hungarian folk singer and double bassist Veronika Varga offers a strikingly intimate debut – an album that...
Reviewed by Ula Nowak in issue: February/March/2026
KABEAUSHÉ PRESENTS: I.S.U.I.L.P
The third full-length from Kabochi Gitau aka KABEAUSHÉ finds the Nairobi-born, Berlin-based artist back in full world-building form. I.S.U.I.L.P introduces...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: February/March/2026
Haf
A third album in little more than a year from the Welsh samba ensemble is an impressive enough achievement, even...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2026
Los Costureros
From Devon comes an unlikely, charming and impressive Spanish-Brazilian fusion album. Los Costureros (Spanish for ‘the tailors’ – they feature...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2026
Forgive Us For
After more than 50 years, Kronos Quartet are still presenting more thought-provoking music than any other string quartet in the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2026
No Border
It seems that these days (to me, at least) you can hardly scroll for five minutes through TikTok or Facebook...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2026
