Reviews
Devla (Blown Away To Dancefloor Heaven)
Boban i Marko MarkoviC Orkestar
Boban Markovic, one of European music’s top trumpet players, has been playing explosive Balkan Gypsy tunes for longer than almost...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: March/2010
Rhythm & Jews Revisited
New York klezmer band The Klezmatics are celebrating their 40th anniversary and that includes a (first-time) vinyl release of absolutely...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2026
Blackhouse
Taking inspiration from the present and the future, Blackhouse is an energetic and exciting album from the Peatbogs and shows...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Distant Havens
This inventive British folk trio bring together influences from across Britain and Ireland – five songs here are sung in...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2017
The Butterfly Effect
British singer Ranjana Ghatak is well-known for her work uniting North Indian and Western musics, especially jazz, working with some...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2020
Väntenätter
This is a welcome second album from a trio formerly known as Eriksson/Myhr/Malmström, three musicians from Norway and Sweden who...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/2024
Evil Plan
Ukandanz began as a four-piece rock group based in France, but they have really carved out a unique sound for...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: June/2025
AKKOR
Best known as the lead singer of the Turkish retro psychedelic rockers BaBa ZuLa, Melike Şahin has now set out...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: February/March/2025
Jouer
Here’s an easy-going fusion set, in which a Swedish jazz flautist teams up with a Malian ngoni player for a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
Making Tracks 2022 (Live)
When eight talented and open-minded young musicians from across the world come together to experience each other’s music and discover...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: January/2025
