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Review of Celestun

Celestun

Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel

Duo Quest

Rating: ★★★★

My Morning Jacket guitarist Carl Broemel and former Band of Horses lead guitarist Tyler Ramsey have apparently long intended to...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: February/March/2026

Review of MANUŠA II

MANUŠA II

Júlia Kozáková

CPL-Music

Rating: ★★★

The Slovak jazz singer Júlia Kozáková continues her journey into the Romani music she holds dear. On MANUŠA II (Manuša...

Reviewed by Michał Wieczorek in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Lodèr la vi

Lodèr la vi

Saodaj

Buda Musique/Socadisc

Rating: ★★★★

Since 2012, the group Saodaj from La Réunion has been following its own path, becoming one of the most emblematic...

Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Rebuilding

Rebuilding

Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington

Fat Possum

Rating: ★★★★

In a move away from their usual collaborative format (James has played on and produced Jake’s last two albums), these...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Vol.1: El Sueño Se Deshizo Para Siempre

Vol.1: El Sueño Se Deshizo Para Siempre

Sonetos del Amor Oscuro

Zephyrus

Rating: ★

This Belgian quartet are named after the Federico García Lorca sonnets that form the verbal heart of this repertoire. The...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Living in the Light

Living in the Light

Tommy Emmanuel

CGP Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

Tommy Emmanuel wrote ‘Scarlett’s World’, the first single from Living in the Light, the Australian guitar wizard’s latest full-length album,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2026

Review of The Other Place

The Other Place

Aisling Urwin

Aisling Urwin

Rating: ★★★★

Irish harper Aisling Urwin’s second solo album is a haunting, experimental and hypnotic listen that perfectly blends harp tradition with...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Ambush

Ambush

Various Artists

In The Woods

Rating: ★★★★

With Ambush, Latin jazz specialists In The Woods present a tight eight-track collection that revolves around the work of the...

Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Symphony of Self

Symphony of Self

Gao Hong & Friends | Gao Hong

Naxos World

Rating: ★★★

Symphony of Self represents an incandescent display of talent and ambition from pipa maestra Gao Hong. Hong composes, arranges and...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: February/March/2026

Review of To Whom Ourselves We Owe

To Whom Ourselves We Owe

Adam Weikert

Adam Weikert

Rating: ★★★

Adam Weikert was directed towards folk music as a form of social prescribing – a chance to engage with a...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: February/March/2026

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