Reviews
Chimborazo
The much-loved Marimba-Punk boys from Mexico City are back. This time with an album showcasing their own compositions; a departure...
Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: June/2023
Playscapes
There is so much to love about Playscapes. Bartosik has always had a capacity to surprise and delight through exploring...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2023
Carry Them With Us
Chaimbeul's richly experimental new album sits perfectly in Glitterbeat's almost always excellent catalogue of outlier artists from world music traditions;...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2023
Fun An Altn Klezmer Heft: Beautiful Music from Old Manuscripts
Susi Evans is a dynamic clarinettist from Shekoyokh and this is her second duo album with Hungarian-born, German-based accordionist Szilvia...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2023
Itkuja Suite: Invocations on Lament
The itku lamentations of eastern Finland were originally performed at funerals and weddings, usually by women. This cathartic tradition developed...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: June/2023
Flow Country
Westward the Light | Westward The Light
Westward the Light mark their fifth year as a trad quartet with Flow Country, their second album release. It's an...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2023
Atma (The Soul)
UK-based sitar player Roopa Panesar's latest album, Atma (meaning soul) is said to be ‘theperfect album for a troubled world.’...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2023
Beauties
Aselefech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret
The first full reissue since its initial release in 1976, Beauties features the two enigmatic female singers Aselefech Ashine and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2023
