Reviews
Bostântchi/Live in Tehran
Rokh Quartet started out in 2021 with the aim of “bringing to life the multifaceted essence of Persian classical music,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2025
Doing Things Right
Jim Kweskin & The Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue
Younger listeners may recall the name-check of Jim Kweskin by Bob Dylan in Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2025
Ylh Bye Bye
A taut tension between tradition and the wide-open possibilities of the future underpins Ylh Bye Bye, the debut album by...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2025
Sing Yonder 2
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Following 2023’s excellent debut collection, Sing Yonder 2 presents a second superb collection of songs (11–20) from the Roud Index,...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2025
Tiya
Singer, pianist and composer Lilas Lafleur cut her musical teeth as a backing singer for her uncle, Congolese soukous guitar...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2025
Fontana Rosa
Multi-instrumentalist Carwyn Ellis returns with an all-star Celtic/Latin line-up featuring Venezuelan percussionist Baldo Verdú, American drummer Shawn Lee, the Isle...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: July/2025
Alhambra by Night
Alhambra by Night is the second outing for a musical collaboration between Dutch flamenco guitarist, Jacco Muller, and American oud...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2025
December/Sedimonthole
Founded by the late South African singer-songwriter Khusi Seremane and US producer and musician Gabriel Cyr, Thaba includes musicians from...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2025
Etienne de la Sayette & The Wild Horses Orchestra
Etienne de la Sayette & The Wild Horses Orchestra
Yes, this music reeks of Parisian boulevards, with its playful accordion, singing flutes and vamping piano, but it also finds...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2025
Forefowk, Mind Me
Scots is one of three official languages north of the border, along with English and Gaelic, and it is in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2025
