Reviews
Don’t Call Me Baby
Born to Haitian parents in New York and now a proud resident of the Big Easy, McCalla brings a bewildering...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: February/March/2026
Sweet Redemption
Ghanaian-German reggae singer Marvin Brooks returns with an album filled with the kind of sunshine vibes which can make a...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: February/March/2026
All Tied Together
The fourth album from the brothers Diarmuid and Brian MacGloinn and their collaborators is packed with fine melodies and great...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026
GABBEH
NAVA’s debut album, GABBEH, weaves heritage, introspection and exile into a lush, cinematic soundscape. Rooted in her Persian culture, the...
Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: February/March/2026
Medzotermina
Formed in London in 2010 by composer/bandleader Mak Murtić and Maja Rivić, Mimika Orchestra are an avant-garde jazz-world ensemble now...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: February/March/2026
Racines
Zal Sissokho & Laurent Perrault Jolicoeur
Straight ahead jazz and Mande music coalesce with glorious results on Racines, a collaboration between Canadian double-bassist Laurent Perrault-Jolicoeur and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2026
Tanto Tempo (25th Anniversary)
Some 25 years ago, everything was going electronic. Every musical genre was subjected to experiments with digital beats and instruments,...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: February/March/2026
Poravna
In the English speaking world Vesna Pisarović might not be an household name, but in the post-Yugoslavian pop music scene...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: February/March/2026
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Change
Following a recent WOMEX showcase, 3PEOPLEMUSIC, a Taiwanese trio of traditional instruments – zither (guzheng), moon lute (zhongruan) and flutes...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: February/March/2026
Rovira 100
Sonico is the only ensemble in the world dedicated to the music of Eduardo Rovira. The bandoneonist was one of...
Reviewed by Gabriel Cócaro in issue: February/March/2026
