Reviews

Amall

Rabbath Electric Orchestra

Six years in the making, Amall marks the debut of the Rabbath Electric Orchestra, a transgenerational collaboration between the legendary...

Reviewed in issue September/2025

Undercover Beast

Langendorf United

Langendorf United scooped a Grammy Award, plus a Top of the World album pick in Songlines in 2023, for their...

Reviewed in issue September/2025

Songs for the Mist Forest

Morgan Szymanski & Tommy Perman

The music created by childhood friends Morgan Szymanski and Tommy Perman serves as a reflection of their natural surroundings. While...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Tour of Japan

Minyo Crusaders

Japan’s min’yō folk tradition is rooted in the work songs of farmers, fishermen and miners who sang unaccompanied about their...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Sonor

Enji

Bewitching melodies, crisp jazz arrangements and singular vocal textures made Enji’s last album (Ulaan) a critical success. Sonor pairs the...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

In a Sea of Stars

Zoë Aqua

It’s gutsy to start off a live fiddle album with a ten-minute absolute barn-burner suite, but klezmer fiddler Zoë Aqua...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Souffles

Naïssam Jalal

French-Syrian flute player and singer Jalal follows up her stunning 2023 album Healing Rituals with this set of wind duets....

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Die Demokratie

Ozan Ata Canani

Growing up in Germany as part of the Turkish diaspora, Ozan Ata Canani began playing the bağlama and writing songs...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Lamomali Totem

Lamomali

Back in 2017, the French rocker -M-(otherwise known as Matthieu Chedid) joined forces with Toumani Diabaté and other African stars...

Reviewed in issue August/2025

Star Above the Mountain

Kinnfolk

Celtic folk duo and married couple Josh and Julie Kinn serve up a handsome listen on Star Above the Mountain....

Reviewed in issue August/2025