Reviews
Epilogue: A Tribute to John Duffey
The words ‘all-star line-up’ barely hint at the abundance of superlative musicianship captured on this sparkling tribute to John Duffey...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2026
Linval Presents Dub Landing Vols 1 & 2
While singer, songwriter and producer Linval Thompson wasn't a top-ranking reggae star, he was a well-respected man around Kingston Town....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2026
Event Horizon
This unique album opens at a rhythmic canter, with pulsating guitar work melded with uplifting synths to create an instrumental...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2026
Alku: The Beginning
Violin, voice and jouhikko (Finnish bowed lyre) make for a powerful combination in this solo album from Päivi Hirvonen, who...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2026
Melodic Circles
The setar is one of Iran's most gorgeous instruments. Literally, the name means ‘three strings,’ but nowadays the Iranian setar...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2026
Delâshena
This is an exquisite duo. Bijan Chemirani should be well known to Middle Eastern music enthusiasts as one of the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2026
Folk Music from Transylvania, Then and Now
The revival of authentic Transylvanian music was central to the Hungarian táncház (dance house) movement in the 1980s and 90s....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2026
Cruzando Borders
The Grammy-winning Los Texmaniacs play music that celebrates the people and places of the Texas-Mexico borderlands: corridos, boleros and less...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2026
Samaya
Harpreet Bansal is a Norway-based violinist of the North Indian tradition who was taught and mentored by her father, Harbhajan...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2026
