Reviews
Tutku
Kalaha + Hilal Kaya with Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Danish quartet Kalaha first tackled a Turkish tune on their third album, 2019’s Mandala, which was also the first time...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
Midnight Alvorada
Swedish label ajabu! must have a good network of scouts. Pedro Rosa is their latest Brazilian discovery, following the likes...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
A Trip to Bolgatanga
‘A bad attitude is like a flat tire / You can't go anywhere until you change it,’ declares King Ayisoba...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/September/2023
Marzipan
Habibi Funk continues to deliver on its promise of rare, sometimes vintage, always interesting gems from the Arab world. The...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: October/2023
Flexūs
This album was apparently inspired by labyrinths, whether ‘imagined… astronomical… constructed… danced [or] natural …. and especially the mineral labyrinth...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2024
like the sky I’ve been too quiet
Born in New York and raised in Tamil Nadu, ganavya has gradually cultivated a glowing reputation as an interdisciplinary artist,...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2024
El Errante
On their latest album, Montréal’s El Balcón have delivered a dynamite collection of self-written songs seamlessly blending lead singer Valeria’s...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: June/2025
Encyclopedia Mandolinnica
Mandolinist Ethan Setiawan’s latest album, Encyclopedia Mandolinnica, showcases the Indiana-born, Berklee School of Music graduate’s virtuosic skills in a series...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2025
Blood Sucking Maniacs
In 1965, a young man from Wichita, Kansas, named Terry Allen performed ‘Red Bird’, the first song he ever wrote,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2026
