Reviews
Fake Lines: Sono Levant
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
This new compilation draws together artists from across the Levant region and its diaspora. Put together by the non-profit record...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: January/2026
Live in Saint Louis, Senegal
Raphaël Pannier Quartet/Khadim Niang & Sabar Group
This recording is a result of a rare meeting of the French jazz scene and the Senegalese tradition of sabar...
Reviewed by Christina M. Bauer in issue: January/2026
Yenbett
The Mauritanian diva Noura Mint Seymali is back with an especially powerful album of new music, Yenbett. Her playing on...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: December/2025
A Piece of Infinity
Meklit is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and activist based in San Francisco. Her latest release finds her explicitly exploring...
Reviewed by George Newton in issue: December/2025
Riparian
A frequent collaborator of a diverse array of artists – including Laurie Anderson, Bill Frisell and Sunn O))) – New...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: December/2025
Songbird
In the summer of 2024, Shooter Jennings, son of the famed country outlaw Waylon, began sorting through hundreds of his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2025
Nehalennia
The Belgian Naragonia Quartet is a quality act. Toon Van Mierlo and Pascale Rubens are a button accordion duo, roping...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2025
Across The Sea
Anmol Mohara’s music certainly doesn’t lack ambition. The UK-based Nepali percussionist, composer and lyricist packs in a surfeit of ideas...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2025
Feux
This third record from Paris-based jazz quintet Theorem of Joy offers a bounty of searching compositions and stirring improv. Its...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2025
