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Yalla Miku, the brainchild of Beirut-born Bongo Joe founder Cyril Yeterian, is a group which brings musicians from North and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2025
Cinnamon Flower
For over a decade, Charlie Rouse’s tenor sax graced Thelonious Monk’s quartet during the final chapter of the pianist’s career....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2025
Asteartea
Bea Asurmendi is a London-based Basque singer-songwriter and Guildhall graduate with a sensitive, wide-ranging voice. This album was informed by...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2025
Needless Alley
Named after a backstreet that runs through his home city of Birmingham, Wilks’ third album arrives rich in original songs...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2025
Sasquatch Landslide
The Dwarfs of East Agouza | The Dwarfs Of East Agouza
The Dwarfs Of East Agouza are an established and prolific group. Egyptian musician Maurice Louca may be the most familiar...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2025
Your Comfort Zone
Cumbia grooves, salsa horn riffs and calls to rebellion coalesce on this bombastic record. Opener ‘You are the Revolution’ could...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2025
Oriental Soul
Just when you think you’ve discovered all the greats from the heyday of Turkish psych, along comes a rare nugget...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2025
Fiery Gizzard
North Carolinian Joseph Decosimo has spent his career studying, teaching and playing traditional music of Appalachia and the American South....
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: September/2025
Horizon
From Chicago comes a pleasantly languid set from a group of excellent musicians influenced by 60s and 70s Brazilian music...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: September/2025
