Reviews
All Tied Together
The fourth album from the brothers Diarmuid and Brian MacGloinn and their collaborators is packed with fine melodies and great...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026
Sweet Redemption
Ghanaian-German reggae singer Marvin Brooks returns with an album filled with the kind of sunshine vibes which can make a...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: February/March/2026
Tell Me The Truth Or Don’t Tell Me Anything
Over the past few years, Afro-jazz collective Ubunye have wowed audiences with their distinctive fusion of Zulu harmony singing, Afropop,...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: February/March/2026
Tehrangeles Vice (Iranian Diaspora Pop 1983–1993)
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
The humble cassette tape has played a huge role in the cultural life of the Iranian people. The 1979 Revolution,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/March/2026
Diamond Fingers
Among a crowded field of West African guitar heroes, Malian Mama Sissoko stands out as an artist of keen sensitivity...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2026
Nineteen Seventy Seven
A second lost album of jazz fusion recorded during the military dictatorship by the ever-influential Grupo Um. Expanding from a...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: April/2026
Where We Go
Leaving behind a career in non-profits to pursue music full-time, with his new album, Where We Go, California native mandolinist...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: April/2026
Here Come The Sons
Five years after Wim Wenders’ 1999 Buena Vista Social Club, he executive produced a follow-up film titled Música Cubana: The...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2026
Into the Loam
From the first opening notes of ‘Ryan’s Rant’, it’s clear this is an unusual take on Irish trad. Into the...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: April/2026
