Reviews
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
Pita Parka Pt. II: Nim Egduf
Formed in 2016, Dun-Dun Band are a sprawling 10-piece ensemble from Toronto with members recruited from various jazz-adjacent groups and...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: December/2025
Tribute to Juan Carlos Cáceres
Le Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble
Le Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble is a project led by the double-bassist Carlos Buschini, here playing acoustic bass, that recreates...
Reviewed by Gabriel Cócaro 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
Across The Sea
Anmol Mohara’s music certainly doesn’t lack ambition. The UK-based Nepali percussionist, composer and lyricist packs in a surfeit of ideas...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2025
Soléyé
Julien Philéas, better known as Granmoun Lélé (1930–2004), was a griot and one of the most outstanding artists from the...
Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: December/2025
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 by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2025
Nueva Timba
López-Nussa is a Cuban pianist (lately living in Toulouse) who draws from both Latin jazz and his native folkloric sounds....
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2025
Yenbett
The Mauritanian diva Noura Mint Seymali is back with an especially powerful album of new music, Yenbett. Her playing on...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: December/2025
