Reviews
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Malian-born Pédro Kouyaté has made his way in music as a disciple of Toumani Diabaté, a member of the Symétric...
Reviewed by Jean Berry in issue: May/2025
Alé: Iberian Chants
Combine jazz, improv, Iberian folk and flamenco and stand back for a restless, roaming set that opens with a Catalan...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2025
Dreamscapes
After 25 years of travelling the world, fiddle juggernaut Frigg rolls like a well-oiled machine – albeit with a few...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: May/2025
Riζituals: Inspired by Cretan Vocal Traditions
This is an intriguing album, reworking the rizitika vocal tradition of Crete for female voices and a backing of Greek...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: May/2025
Teeth of Time
Belfast-based singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside’s latest album ranges from the atmospheric opener ‘Teeth of Time: Mountain’ – its first half a...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2025
Te Whare Tīwekaweka
Though this is not his first studio album release, Te Whare Tīwekaweka sees acclaimed Aotearoa artist Marlon Williams step foot...
Reviewed by Sosefina Fuamoli in issue: May/2025
Mogador
Maâlem Soudani comes from a lineage of Gnawa Maâlems long associated with the Zaouia Sidna Boulal, up near the ramparts...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2025
Her By Design
Glasgow-based Butterworth’s highly anticipated solo debut, Her By Design, delivers a timely, stirring and superbly realised release that explores women’s...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2025
Breath / Ah / Aliento
In Breath, Persian singer Farnaz Ohadi makes the impossible seem easy, weaving two complex traditions, Persian classical music and Spanish...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: May/2025
