Reviews
The Yew & The Orchard
Cillian Vallely & David Doocey
The long tradition of music flowing between the east and west of Ireland’s northern counties is nimbly caught in The...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2024
Passeport
From the moment Lassana Sané, aka Lass, gently launches into the opening track ‘Massamba’, the listener is aware of the...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2024
Boarding Pass
Widely rated as the ‘most valued pianist in Haiti’s jazz scene,’ Reginald Policard’s long career has spanned some 50 years;...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: September/2024
Direct-to-Dub
Scientist is one of the iconic producers of Jamaican dub music. In his late teens, he found himself deep in...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: November/2024
A Fiestar
Andy Gola & Colé Colé Orquesta
With a horn section like Earth Wind & Fire on amphetamines, furious percussion, a wailing guitar and potent vocals, the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2025
Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956–1963
Bob Dylan would go on to reinvent himself many times, but there remains something iconic about his first iteration as...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/2026
Filin
Celebrated Chilean-born saxophonist and Blue Note Records torchbearer Melissa Aldana delves into her love of the Cuban filin musical style...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: April/2026
Obra Viva de Hermeto Pascoal – Vol. 1 Flautas
Aline Gonçalves, Andrea Ernest Dias, Carlos Malta & Eduardo Neves
Hermeto Pascoal (1936–2025) was one of Brazil’s most adventurous and influential musicians. Known as ‘The Sorcerer’, this multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2026
Lyric
Stelios Petrakis is one of the finest Cretan lyra players in action today, although he’s also playing the lute on...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2026
