Reviews
The MCO Session
The MCO Session is Palestinian oud virtuoso Nizar Rohana’s revitalisation of his renowned trio format, featuring reimaginings of favourite pieces...
Reviewed 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 in issue December/2025
Primordial Soup
If, as scientists suggest, the primordial soup is the thick gloop from which all life sprang, then the suggestion here...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Nancy 11
Named by Spotify as “the Queen of Arabic Pop”, Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram’s updated take on traditional sounds has given...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Oriental Soul
Just when you think you’ve discovered all the greats from the heyday of Turkish psych, along comes a rare nugget...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Crashing waves dance to the rhythm set by the broadcast journalist revealing the tragedies of the day
Charbel Haber, Nicolás Jaar & Sary Moussa
Recorded August 2, 2024 in Beirut, during Israeli aggression against Lebanon, this album consists of a single unedited ambient improvisation...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Acqua Marina
Led by multi-instrumentalist Charif Megarbane, Beirut-based trio Prefaces’ music transplants surf rock from its traditional Californian heartland to the coasts...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Une Voix M’Apelle: The Modern Lebanese Sound Of The Voix De L’orient Label 1967–1984
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Known as the ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’ during the 50s and 60s, Lebanon’s prosperous post-war economy saw its capital...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
The Dome Sessions
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Designed in 1962 by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, the concrete dome in Tripoli, Lebanon was intended to be one of...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Ghazel
Formed in 2022, the collaboration between the Lebanese duo of buzuq player Farah Kaddour and guitarist/producer Marwan Tohme is a...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
