Reviews
Towards An Expanse
This is Berlin-based Dumama’s debut solo album, following on from Buffering Juju, work the South African singer made as one...
Reviewed by Kwanele Sosibo in issue: May/2026
Unveiled
Tehrani Drom & Parisa Karimi Molan
Coming out of Montréal and Canada’s rich Persian music scene, this debut album, Unveiled, from Parisa Karimi Molan is a...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: May/2026
Jazz Is Dead 026
Working together since 1969, the hugely popular musical partnership of Antonio Carlos and Jocafi combines the folk traditions of their...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: May/2026
R/evolution: 1969/83
In January, a Celtic Connections showcase celebrated the music of Dick Gaughan, a giant of Scottish music who largely retired...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2026
Taracá
A significant record, not least because there are so few Uruguayan artists on the world stage, let alone ones releasing...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: May/2026
Against the Dying of the Light
As our miserable British winter drags on, this fifth album from the acclaimed Swedish-Argentine folk guitarist provides the audio equivalent...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: May/2026
Odysseys in Electric Carnatic
The mandolin is a relatively new addition to the instrumentarium of South Indian Carnatic classical music, chiefly popularised by the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2026
Oriental Suite
Some maintain that authentic jazz belongs to America; others argue for global diversity and celebrate local takes. Oriental Suite stands...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: May/2026
Willows
Pekka Kuusisto, Sam Amidon and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Willows opens with ‘The Lark Ascending’, in which Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto strips Vaughan Williams’ tone poem of the romantic...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2026
