Reviews
Teriya
A collaboration between the veteran Malian percussionist Sidiki Camara and Norwegian producer Tore Gjedrem, Djembe Tekno showcases a distinctive form...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
KABEAUSHÉ PRESENTS: I.S.U.I.L.P
The third full-length from Kabochi Gitau aka KABEAUSHÉ finds the Nairobi-born, Berlin-based artist back in full world-building form. I.S.U.I.L.P introduces...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
When It Rains It Pours
Tel-Aviv-based bassist Shay Hazan has released two albums foregrounding his playing of the Moroccan gimbri – and that sound makes...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Be The Sky
Tenzin Choegyal & Philip Glass
Be The Sky is a heartfelt tribute to the 90th birthday of H.H. the Dalai Lama by his...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Powder Keg
It would be hard to accuse French-British singer Clémentine March’s music of lacking in character. Sung in a mixture of...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Symphony of Self
Symphony of Self represents an incandescent display of talent and ambition from pipa maestra Gao Hong. Hong composes, arranges and...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Kyrgyzstan Sessions
A kaleidoscopic album of music for jaw harp (AKA Jew’s harp, khomus, komuz, trump, etc), which constantly shapeshifts because of...
Reviewed in issue January/2026
sMiLes
A creative individualist through and through, Canadian-Haitian saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Jowee Omicil has assembled another repertoire rich in ideas and...
Reviewed in issue January/2026
