Reviews
Dancing the Line
Ultan O’Brien is a fiddler and composer hailing from County Clare in West Ireland with an interest in both the...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: July/2025
Album No. 1
Les Abranis were founded in the late 1960s by singer Karim Abdenour and organ player Shamy El Vaz, two young...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2025
Furie
Something of an anomaly in this magazine but also on the pop scene, Anglo-Austrian singer Alicia Edelweiss is one of...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2025
Laini Tan
More than seven years after her debut, the second solo album from Egyptian-born, Montréal-based Nadah El Shazly brings all the...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: July/2025
Maravilhosamente Bem
The revival of interest in global 80s music continues with the nostalgic third album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and Bala Desejo...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: July/2025
Barĩy (Fera) برٌِي
Egyptian guitarist Maurice Louca’s music has shapeshifted continually across the years. Rooted in Arabic music, he’s refracted its traditions in...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2025
Two Boats Under the Moon
Those who have followed Donald Lindsay’s musical output may be surprised to learn that Two Boats Under the Moon is...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: July/2025
Chule Chule Iwe
Gasper Nali’s third album arrives six years after the previous Zoona Malawi and continues his singular musical journey from the...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2025
Room on the Porch
American blues giants Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ first collaborated eight years ago on an album called TajMo, their combined...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2025
