Reviews
The Heart Whispers and Whirls (Excerpts)
Melbourne’s The Resonant Heart is a collective of CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) and BIPOC women and female-identifying artists. This...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
El Quinto Cardón
Supergroup Los Cinco Cardones met playing music in Los Cabos, the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula – a...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Pastorale
East of West with Romano Crivici
For Pastorale, the East of West trio are joined by composer Romano Crivici on piano. As on the group’s earlier...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Aura Reworks
Aura, the 2022 debut album by Hokkaido-born, London-based singer Hatis Noit, was a triumph of highly technical abstract vocal work...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Audacity (Live)
Audacity (Live) offers a spirited world fusion akin to that of the Silk Road Ensemble, of whom percussionist Shanahan belongs....
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Calima
Balimaya Project Meets Discos Pacífico All-Stars
With Calima, London based Afro-jazz fusionists Balimaya Project combine with Colombia’s Discos Pacífico All-Stars to celebrate the deep musical connection...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Mischief In The Musitorium
Frank Swart is an American maverick. A bass player and producer, he has worked and played with blues, rock and...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Four Spirits
Is Abel Selaocoe the most exciting musician in the world right now? Adding to the growing case is his third...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
2015–2025 Les Disques Bongo Joe: 10 Years Of Sonic Explorations
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Les Disques Bongo Joe has grown out of its Geneva record store home, prolifically devoted to the clankily retro-electronic side...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
Al-hambra
Ahmed Mukhtar & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
Baghdad-born Ahmed Mukhtar studied oud and Western percussion in London. On this album, inspired by a visit to Granada’s Alhambra...
Reviewed in issue October/2025
