Reviews
Of Time
Ethio-jazz- and Afrobeat-inspired groups are a ubiquitous presence at music festivals these days, with new album releases appearing year after...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Tehrangeles Vice (Iranian Diaspora Pop 1983–1993)
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
The humble cassette tape has played a huge role in the cultural life of the Iranian people. The 1979 Revolution,...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Clams As A Main Meal
Presumably no relation to either Vicente or Liza, the avant-dub prankster is back, following 2024’s acclaimed Perpetual Musket. With the...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Tell Me The Truth Or Don’t Tell Me Anything
Over the past few years, Afro-jazz collective Ubunye have wowed audiences with their distinctive fusion of Zulu harmony singing, Afropop,...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Quinto Mundo
This fifth album from the Franco-Chilean stalwarts of Marseille may not contain anything quite so blistering as ‘La Weá’ from...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
sayr: salt | thirst
Derived from the Arabic musical concept of sayr – meaning ‘course’ or ‘motion’ – this new release by Finnish guitarist/oud...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Yatta!
While Dutch outfit YĪN YĪN first made their name through an amalgam of psychedelic rock and Southeast Asian styles, their...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
New Quartet: Live At Pierre Boulez Saal
Mainly known as a trumpeter, but also a fine singer and santur specialist, the Iraqi-American Amir ElSaffar has been honing...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Sweet Redemption
Ghanaian-German reggae singer Marvin Brooks returns with an album filled with the kind of sunshine vibes which can make a...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
Racines
Zal Sissokho & Laurent Perrault Jolicoeur
Straight ahead jazz and Mande music coalesce with glorious results on Racines, a collaboration between Canadian double-bassist Laurent Perrault-Jolicoeur and...
Reviewed in issue February/March/2026
