Reviews
No Ritmo da Terra
A new São Paulo alternative combo has arrived, retaining respect for Brazilian pop traditions while bathing in a dense, hazy...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2026
Kindred Hymnal: Walk to Paradise Garden (Part 2)
You may feel that you are listening to this music through a heavenly cloud, the kind that erupts with angels...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2026
Ghosts of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast
The Himba are among Southern Africa’s more hypervisible cultural groups, though their musical customs are hardly as known as the...
Reviewed by Kwanele Sosibo in issue: July/2026
The Forgotten Parts
Ian Brennan’s peripatetic career has seen him put to tape a range of recordings from across the world. Alongside notable...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2026
West African Beat: Rare 7s and EPs from Benin and Niger
Founded by saxophonist-singer Mélomé Clément in Benin in 1968, T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo has been one of the greatest finds of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2026
Amourette
Pretty much the only group to be holding the torch for traditional Acadian music in New Brunswick, La Famille LeBlanc...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: July/2026
Ironclad and Palm Trees
Sometimes you hear a record that feels like it is inviting you into its world. Ironclad and Palm Trees, the...
Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: June/2026
Ascending
Stevens & Pound with Robert Macfarlane
Good luck pigeonholing this debut from classically trained percussionist Delia Stevens and harmonica and melodeon player Will Pound. It draws...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2026
Flame Folclòre
Cocanha have done it again. Following their recent team-up with Los Sara Fontán and Tarta Relena on 4132314, the Occitan...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2026
