Reviews
A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking
Two traditional instrumentalists from Mali, but from different cultures. Neba Solo, who also sings, is one of the most respected...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2026
Ligurian Pastoral Vol.II
There is a timeless quality about Liguria-based instrumentalist Davide Cedolin’s second project focused on his home. Stitching field recordings and...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2026
Middle Eastern Dub
Under the alter ego Morego, Iranian musician and producer Mohamadreza Govahi has released a number of psychedelic-leaning ambient albums over...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: April/2026
Callings of the Owed
Emerging from Cairo’s experimental underground, Mi3raj is a duo comprising poet/vocalist Mohamed Tarek Moussa and producer/muti-instrumentalist Abdelrahman Shaat. Their hypnotically...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2026
Spanish Dogs
It’s surprising that this brassy nine-piece outfit hails from Madrid, as from the opening ‘Batanga Caballero’ (underlined later by ‘Cocacho...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2026
Tukaluguti
For years, I held up Inuit accordion music as the least-known folk music in the world. There were very few...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: April/2026
One Mississippi
Polished but never bland, infusing even the darkest stories with determined hope and beats that get you more than ready...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: April/2026
Haf
A third album in little more than a year from the Welsh samba ensemble is an impressive enough achievement, even...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2026
O Que Mais Você Quer Saber De Mim
How can this Bahian folk-MPB songwriter differentiate himself from his contemporaries on his second album, when there are many others...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2026
