Reviews
Mirra
Benedicte Maurseth's love of, and inspiration in, the environment of the wind-swept alpine Hardangervidda plateau in Norway – where she...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: September/2025
El Viejo Caminante
Dino Saluzzi, Jacob Young, José María Saluzzi
The Argentinian father-and-son team of Dino and José María Saluzzi, who play bandoneon and classical guitar respectively, are joined here...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: September/2025
A Selection of Music from Libyan Tapes
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
A spacey buzz is slowly cranked up in volume as Cheb Bakr's ‘Allom’ opens this collection of Libyan cassette tracks....
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: September/2025
Buya Buya: Come Back
One of the glories of apartheid-era township jive, the Mahotella Queens celebrate their 60th anniversary with their first album of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2025
Zulu Guitar Blues: Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers 1950–1965
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
This is a truly extraordinary album, a captivating chronicle of the glorious, rousing and defiant music that was created during...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2025
Lindo E’
Announced as “a trip to the past, present and future of marimba music”, Semblanzas del Río Guapi’s second album is...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2025
This Material Moment
Me Lost Me’s Jayne Dent has a voice that cuts through dreams. Up close and without affectation, it is the...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: October/2025
God Bless the USA
Originally from Mumbai and now based in San Jose, California, harmonica player and singer Aki Kumar – the ‘King of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2025
Sunshine Music
ALA.Ni is a west London-born, Paris-based singer, songwriter and composer of Grenadian heritage whose debut 2016 album You & I...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2025
Salta!
Salta!, the debut LP from Brussels-based trio Peixe e Limão, can hardly be said to start as it means to...
Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: October/2025
