Reviews
Echoes in the Weave
Sareban is the moniker of Swiss-based rubab player Mathieu Clavel, and this debut release is the culmination of a decade...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2026
Arpaora
Arpaora is hailed in the accompanying press dossier as “the first flamenco harp album”. This could be an impressive claim,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2026
PA
Anna Ferrer is a Spanish musician from Menorca who “sings, composes and deconstructs songs from other times”. PA, her fourth...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2026
HOPE!!
In a prolific burst between 2015 and 2022, Angélique Kidjo released an album with a symphony orchestra, a reimagining of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2026
Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace
As a poet, Joy Harjo is one of the most celebrated American voices of the last century. Insomnia and Seven...
Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: June/2026
L’Odyssée de Noūr
Lakhdar Hanou is a French-Algerian oud player and composer, leading his regular ensemble, which also includes flamenco guitar and Chinese...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2026
Indian Talking Machine Part Two: Instrumental Gems from the 78rpm Era
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Compiled by musician, author and Indian classical music collector Robert Millis, this captivating collection of instrumental Hindustani, Carnatic and folk...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: June/2026
Shadow Child
This is both a concept album and a conception album, featuring a nine-song cycle composed by Canadian singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2026
vipérine
This delightfully strange set comes from US-born Marseille resident Turner Williams Jr., a string player from the Alabama surrealist scene...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: June/2026
Next Act
The task this North Carolina sextet sets itself here is both to reaffirm their bluegrass roots and to move the...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: June/2026
