Reviews
Cha Cha Cha
Abelardo Barroso with Orquesta Sensación
Before achieving its great success with releasing new artists and albums, the World Circuit label excelled at licensing and re-releasing...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Delight
With 2021’s Under the Lilac Sky, Arushi Jain announced herself as a gifted alchemist of electronica and Hindustani music through...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2024
Old Juniper
The Appalachian-style trio The Down Hill Strugglers return with their first album since the passing of founding member John Cohen....
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: September/2024
Latem (Summertime)
WoWaKin are a Polish trio playing violin, three-row accordion and drums with all the verve and vivacity of a village...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2024
Mag’oki Attori
Recorded in 2023 but released towards the end of 2025, this deeply moving live performance dedicated to the Maghoki Attori...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: May/2026
Cuba: Son, Bolero, Son-Cruzado & Bolero-Son
This particular familia hail from in and around Cuba's first capital, Santiago, in the Oriente region. Their mixed-race ancestry includes...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2017
Beyond Addis: Contemporary Jazz & Funk Inspired by Ethiopian Sounds from the 70s
Many contemporary groups trying to recreate the sounds of 70s Africa are disappointing – particularly in the styles of jazz...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2014
Lekhfa
Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh
Maryam Saleh and Tamer Abu Ghazaleh's musical alliance does not come as a surprise – not only because they are...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Strata
It’s been two years since the Scottish singer Siobhan Miller released her first solo album, Flight of Time. By then...
Reviewed by David Forsdike in issue: May/2017
