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Review of Dove Voglio Stare

Dove Voglio Stare

Tartaglia Aneuro

Full Heads Records

Rating: ★★

A popular act in the Neapolitan live scene for the past 12 years, Tartaglia Aneuro gather around singer and frontman...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2024

Review of Kali City

Kali City

Karim Baggili

Home Records

Rating: ★★★

Karim Baggili is a Belgian-born composer, guitarist and oud (Arab lute) player of Jordanian/Yugoslavian heritage, which means that he has...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Good People, Take Warning

Good People, Take Warning

Sarah Makem | The Voice of the People Various Artists | Various Artists

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The first 20 volumes of The Voice of The People, compiled by series editor Reg Hall from Topic Records’ huge...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2012

Review of Haiti Direct – Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978

Haiti Direct – Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978

Various Artists

Top of the World

Strut Records

Rating: ★★★★★

What a truly wonderful collection of music there is on Strut's latest outing into the musical unknown! While Cuban and...

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of 800% Ndagga

800% Ndagga

Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri

Ndagga

Rating: ★★★★

These two releases have come out with little fanfare, which belies what is a unique musical pairing. Berlin’s Mark Ernestus...

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Spain Forever

Spain Forever

Michel Camilo & Tomatito

Universal Music

Rating: ★★★

This is the latest in a very occasional series of duo albums by the Dominican pianist Michel Camilo and Andalusian...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Grandmother’s Dance

Grandmother’s Dance

Trio Samara

Footprint Records

Rating: ★★★★

Ahmad al Khatib’s 2012 album Sabîl was one of the most exciting oud (Arab lute) recordings in recent years. His...

Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Voice of Flowers: Spring Ragas from India

Voice of Flowers: Spring Ragas from India

Baluji Shrivastav

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Baluji Shrivastav is a UK-based Indian classical musician who, although blind from the age of eight months, has gone on...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2021

Review of Paspanga

Paspanga

Burkina Electric

Top of the World

Cantaloupe Music

Rating: ★★★★

On every track of this album there's a rich and strange presence in the soundscape, be it a lick, a...

Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: July/2012

Review of Sensible or Otherwise

Sensible or Otherwise

Charlotte Carrivick

Charlotte Carrivick

Rating: ★★★

Widely regarded as one of the UK’s finest flatpicking guitarists, Charlotte Carrivick offers up a dozen tasty instrumental tracks on...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2025

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