Reviews
When It Rains It Pours
Tel-Aviv-based bassist Shay Hazan has released two albums foregrounding his playing of the Moroccan gimbri – and that sound makes...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/March/2026
Palenque Records Versions
Behind the name El Búho is British-born, France-based producer Robin Perkins. After studying Latin American Studies in Glasgow, he spent...
Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: February/March/2026
Be The Sky
Tenzin Choegyal & Philip Glass
Be The Sky is a heartfelt tribute to the 90th birthday of H.H. the Dalai Lama by his...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: February/March/2026
Dersim
Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gültekin ft. Malabika Brahma
Gültekin plays the saz – a long-necked Turkish lute – while Hovanissian plays the duduk – a pipe hewn from...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: February/March/2026
Slack Key Heaven
For fans of Hawaiian ki ho’alu or slack key guitar music, what wonderful news it is that the venerable label...
Reviewed by Devon Leger in issue: February/March/2026
1783
With his latest album, 1783, the Nova Scotian hip-hop/R&B artist Lance Sampson (Aquakultre), continues his exploration and explication of a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2026
Next Of Kin
Belfast-based Larkin follows up her 2021 debut Notes For A Maiden Warrior with the spellbinding Next Of Kin. A mix...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: February/March/2026
Powder Keg
It would be hard to accuse French-British singer Clémentine March’s music of lacking in character. Sung in a mixture of...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: February/March/2026
