Reviews
Filin
Celebrated Chilean-born saxophonist and Blue Note Records torchbearer Melissa Aldana delves into her love of the Cuban filin musical style...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: April/2026
KÖD
Montreal-based Chadian producer, singer and guitarist Caleb Rimtobaye, aka Afrotronix, fuses ancestral African tradition with future-facing electronics. KÖD expands his...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: April/2026
Songs from the Temple
Singer and dance artist Bageshree Vaze’s eclectic new release is a mixed affair, though fans of Hindustani music will find...
Reviewed by James Rorison in issue: February/March/2026
Povo Brasileiro
Rua Das Pretas’ Povo Brasileiro is a warm, communal album that captures both spirit and sound. Inspired by Darcy Ribeiro’s...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: July/2026
Enchanted Sea
On her second album, Enchanted Sea, Belgian singer-songwriter Camille Willemart delivers a deeply personal and intimate collection of songs. Recorded...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: July/2026
Tìm
The path to a fulfilling life, we’re often told, is to live in the present and be conscious of the...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: July/2026
Fiddle Music of Szászcsávás Village, Romania
People are always worrying about traditional music dying, and sadly I’ve seen it happening myself in Romania, where this band...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2026
Prymat
Closely following the stellar recent album by Poland’s Oberkas Travel, members Jan Emil Młynarski and Piotr Zabrodzki are back with...
Reviewed by Michał Wieczorek in issue: July/2026
Sabába
Sabába feels like an immersion in tradition, a collection of instrumental pieces that might have been passed down through generations....
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: July/2026
From the Lips to the Moon
There’s an alchemy at work in From the Lips to the Moon, the debut from Iranian duo Pouya Ehsaei and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2026
