Reviews

Tanasi

Tanasi

Tanasi are a trio from North Carolina playing Appalachian music, or what they call “worldgrass”. Billy Cardine plays dobro and...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Ayalal

Shubiao Quartet

The Grenoble-based Shubiao Quartet brings together musicians from Mongolia and France. Ayalal features Mongolian morin huur (fiddle), frame drums, tovshuur...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Enchufada: A Lisbon Club Story

Various Artists

The global reputation of Lisbon as a crucial hub of progressive Afro-diasporic club music wouldn’t be so strong without the...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Zialony Haj

Kapela Kotra

Kapela Kotra is a new band based in Vilnius, Lithuania, though the musicians are Belarusian and Australian. Morgan Rosario Maruthiah...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Canto de Olho

Luise Volkmann & Kiko Dinucci

German saxophonist Luise Volkmann and Brazilian guitarist Kiko Dinucci return with their second album as a duo. Both are highly...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

CAMiNOS

CAMiNOS

Guided by their admirably broad musical horizons, this Marseille-based quartet have found their way to a spirited fusion of folk,...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Kindred Hymnal: Walk to Paradise Garden (Part 2)

Trappist Afterland

You may feel that you are listening to this music through a heavenly cloud, the kind that erupts with angels...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Ironclad and Palm Trees

Andervel

Sometimes you hear a record that feels like it is inviting you into its world. Ironclad and Palm Trees, the...

Reviewed in issue June/2026

Chamber Music

Conor Moore

It’s always good to see young guitarists coming through and flying the flag for acoustic instrumental music. Miami-based Conor Moore...

Reviewed in issue June/2026

The Path Before Us

Crossing

Crossing is a trio that unites players from Burkina Faso and Italy, featuring Petit Solo Diabaté (kora, n’goni, balafon), Nino...

Reviewed in issue June/2026