Reviews
The Devil Rides Again
Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia
There is no doubt that Fanfare Ciocarlia remain among the fastest and most precise brass bands in the world. And...
Reviewed by Ula Nowak in issue: August/2025
Star Above the Mountain
Celtic folk duo and married couple Josh and Julie Kinn serve up a handsome listen on Star Above the Mountain....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: August/2025
Hayti Lives
Haiti-born, Montreal-based Vox Sambou co-founded acclaimed Canadian hip-hop collective Nomadic Massive in 2004, while also launching a parallel solo career...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2025
Music from the Dunhuang Caves / Seeking the Tao of Strings
Wu Man | Wu Man & Kojiro Umezaki
Wu Man, a contemporary master of the pipa (the Chinese lute) has recently released two albums that demonstrate her fascinating...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/2025
Raag Kirwani on Tabla Tarang
Tabla tarang is a set of up to 16 small, wooden dayan drums, arranged in a semi-circle and tuned to...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2025
Sifoa
A prominent custodian of traditional Solomon Islands culture, Natty Dolaiasi hails from the Adegege people of Lau, on the island...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: August/2025
All Living Things
The swelling ‘K-Wave’ of South Korean culture has also buoyed up experimental treasures like Park Jiha. Her work deploys traditional...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2025
Darkening Green
Darkening Green, the debut album by singer-songwriters Tamar Korn and Kyle Morgan, is a definitive expression of the New York-based...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2025
Howl For More
Evolving from the introspective folk of his debut Quiet Rooms to a more ambitious, delicately electrified musical palette, Howl For...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2025
Sílvia & Salvador
Sílvia Pérez Cruz & Salvador Sobral
Whenever two high-profile singers make an album together there is the possibility of courting disaster. But Sílvia Pérez Cruz and...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2025
