Reviews
Laments
Independent vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and somatic healer Laurel Premo offers a quietly stirring catharsis in Laments, a grief work in four...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: January/2026
Thar Ro Prem
Mai Dhai is an elder (reports of her age span from 81 to 106) of the Manganiyar, a community of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2025
One Race (Tribute to Hilaire Penda)
Congolese guitarist Kiala Nzavotunga began his career playing in Le Grand Kalle’s Africa Jazz band, but he became tired of...
Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: February/March/2026
1783
With his latest album, 1783, the Nova Scotian hip-hop/R&B artist Lance Sampson (Aquakultre), continues his exploration and explication of a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2026
Bebop Havana
Belinda Guerra y Su Cuban Jazz Ensemble
On ‘Afroancestros’, the longest and loosest track on this distinguished debut, the young Cuban bandleader shines on both alto sax...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026
The Queen of Salsa
To put together a mere 12 of the Cuban diva’s greatest recordings must be an invidious task. Nevertheless, Craft Latino...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026
Stafell Sbâr Sain: Tŷ Gwerin
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Stafell Sbâr Sain (Sain’s Spare Room) is a vibrant showcase of Welsh folk at its most diverse and inventive. Released...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: February/March/2026
All Tied Together
The fourth album from the brothers Diarmuid and Brian MacGloinn and their collaborators is packed with fine melodies and great...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026
Sweet Redemption
Ghanaian-German reggae singer Marvin Brooks returns with an album filled with the kind of sunshine vibes which can make a...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: February/March/2026
Tell Me The Truth Or Don’t Tell Me Anything
Over the past few years, Afro-jazz collective Ubunye have wowed audiences with their distinctive fusion of Zulu harmony singing, Afropop,...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: February/March/2026
