Reviews
Oud for Palestine
Saied Silbak is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of London’s leading oud players and composers. His extensive musical vocabulary...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2026
Sunrise To Sunset
Known as Israel’s first female hang drum (aka handpan) artist, Meyuhas is a percussionist, composer and educator who has spent...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2026
Roger Izeidi Presents Vita Matata With African Fiesta
A powerhouse from the golden age of Congolese rumba. African Fiesta was formed in 1963 by singer Tabu Ley Rochereau...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2026
Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard
Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis
More than three decades after their last album as a trio, Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis have...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2026
Reflections
Originally from Canada and now residing in Somerset, UK, Domenic DeCicco is a multi-instrumentalist and producer with a deep affinity...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2026
Karakoz
Mai Mai Mai is the audio-visual project of musician and artist Toni Cutrone, which explores folklore, hauntology and traditions from...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2026
Willows
Pekka Kuusisto, Sam Amidon and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Willows opens with ‘The Lark Ascending’, in which Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto strips Vaughan Williams’ tone poem of the romantic...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2026
Crown And Country
This is a very unusual Australian album, featuring the spoken and singing voices of Warlpiri elders Wantarri ‘Wanta’ Jampijinpa Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/2026
Slack Key Heaven
For fans of Hawaiian ki ho’alu or slack key guitar music, what wonderful news it is that the venerable label...
Reviewed by Devon Leger in issue: February/March/2026
Midnight Hurricane
This is an impressive debut album from North Carolina’s teenage bluegrass prodigy. Asher Brinson is just 16 years old, but...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: May/2026
