Reviews
Baarakelaw
Samba Touré may have started out playing alongside his mentor, the legendary Ali Farka Touré, but has gone on to...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2025
Ego
This international collective formed 15 years ago in Brussels to explore their Afro-Colombian roots and fuse traditional rhythms with the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2025
It’s Not Going to be Okay
A follow-up to last year’s enticingly experimental Teeth of Time, Joshua Burnside’s latest release is a softer, more sentimental offering...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: April/2026
Neon Summer Skin
Neon Summer Skin, the latest from Bedouine, the project of Syrian-American Azniv Korkejian, is a comfortingly assured collection of songs....
Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: July/2026
BarrioKandela
“Doctor Nativo doesn’t make music to fit into genres” his publicity suggests, “he makes music to remember.” In creating his...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2026
Ar Lagad-Bleiz
Breton dance quartet Spontus are renowned for the proficiency of their playing. In their music, violin, bass, acoustic guitar and...
Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: August/2025
Pequena Vertigem de Amor
Sessa is a Brazilian musician from São Paulo. His latest album Pequena Vertigem de Amor adds yet another layer to...
Reviewed by George Newton in issue: December/2025
A Body Like a Home
Following acclaimed collaborations with Laura Robles and Titi Bakorta, Peruvian experimentalist Alejandra Cárdenas, aka Ale Hop, takes a more solipsistic...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: January/2026
