Reviews
In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper
Slovenian avant-folk outfit Širom have built a much-deserved buzz around themselves over the last ten years. The trio are not...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2025
Dedications
A distributary of the folk futurist group Shovel Dance Collective, Sullows are an improvising outfit consisting of Jacken Elswyth, Daniel...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2025
Aficionado – Flamenco Moro
This record bridges the Mediterranean Sea, uniting the sounds of the oud with Andalusian flamenco. Casablanca-born Alaa Zouiten is the...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2025
Subtropical
If we require genres, perhaps ‘heavy-dub-espionage-movie-theme cumbia’ will suffice for this latest work from Emanuele Flandoli and his new five-piece...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2025
Mifankatiava
Two years ago, four young musicians from Madagascar founded the group Loko Gasy, which has now culminated in their debut...
Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: December/2025
Finishing
Best known for his vocal, kora and balafon work with the glorious Afro Celt Sound System, N’Faly Kouyaté now shows...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2025
Carlos Dafé JID025
Composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Carlos Dafé is something of a legend for his role in the Black Brazil movement of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2025
Joshua / Same Day Walking
New York guitarist Mason Lindahl’s follow up to Kissing Rosy in the Rain is a double album of sorts, with...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2025
De salige
Norwegian fiddle player, singer and composer Susanne Lundeng returns with a fascinating project – a time-bending collaboration with folk musicians...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2025
L’Antidote
This trio unites the Lebanese pianist Rami Khalifé, Albanian cellist Redi Hasa and Iranian-French percussionist, saz and zarb goblet drum...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2025
