Reviews

Bandua

Bandua

In recent years, Edgar Valente has made a name for himself as a singer with the avant-folk act Criatura. Picking...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

Éclat

Labelle

From his island off Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, young composer and musician, Jeremy Labelle, continues an exploration into links...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

Immortal Tradition

Ritva Nero

We’re only ever a step or two away from the mosh pit as Finnish five-piece Ritva Nero joyfully reveal in...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

The Witching Tale

The Witching Tale

I’m afraid I was all too ready to dismiss this eponymous debut album as just so much airy-fairy hokum. The...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Magnificent

Nicolas Meier World Group

This latest album from Swiss jazz guitarist Nicolas Meier is a collection of originals and improvisations on themes inspired by...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Silver Lining

Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble

Kohesia Ensemble is a mix of Persian and Western musicians whom Australian bassist Kate Pass has brought together, and this...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Fleuves de l’Âme

Houeida Hedfi

This debut album from Tunisian percussionist Houeida Hedfi translates from the French as ‘Rivers of the Soul’, and it’s a...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Supermoon

Itai Kriss & Telavana

The Israeli-born Itai Kriss has spent two decades lighting up New York’s vibrant jazz scene with his flute playing, working...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Ke Haber

Nani Noam Vazana

Israeli artist ‘Nani’ Noam Vazana sings and writes in Ladino, a Romance language spoken by Spanish Jews in the 15th...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022

Desert Equations: Azax Attra

Sussan Deyhim & Richard Horowitz

Back in 1986, Iranian singer Sussan Deyhim was in New York, working with electronics and sampling multi-instrumentalist Richard Horowitz. They...

Reviewed in issue January/February/2022