Reviews
De Lado a Lado
This Franco-Colombian sextet continues to find their feet on this fourth album, showcasing their “Colombian crunch music”. Echoing the group’s...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2026
Through the Walls
Anna Lowenstein is a fine UK-based klezmer violinist and composer. This record is a very personal one, based on her...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2026
Antahkarana
Titled after a word meaning “inner instrument” in Sanskrit, the new album by Bengali-Australian fusion group The Three Seas is...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2026
N’MOTS
It’s now more than 20 years since Damien Elisa – a Mauritian pianist, composer, vocalist, and arranger – released his...
Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: May/2026
Criolo, Amaro & Dino
Criolo, Amaro Freitas & Dino D’santiago
Following on from the Grammy-nominated single ‘Esperança’, this unlikely trio has now released an excellent album, seemingly without much fanfare....
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2026
Mountains on the Moon
Acoustic roots duo Paper Wings float effortlessly between genres with their new album, Mountains on the Moon. Their songs sound...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: May/2026
On the Dancefloor
This is a super-tight Latvian acoustic dance band whose sets range from Talking Heads and Neil Young covers to a...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: May/2026
The Next From Field Commander
Field Commander Ali, otherwise known as Ali Mollica, is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist who lives in the beachside town...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2026
