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Sheesham & Lotus & ‘Son

Sepiaphone

Rating: ★★

Like the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the Canadian trio of Sheesham Crow on fiddle and harmonica, Lotus Wight, on banjo and...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2016

Review of Flash Company

Flash Company

The Outside Track

Lorimer Records

Rating: ★★★

There’s a fine line between music that’s tight and that which is so polished it has lost its soul. For...

Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Sarawoga

Sarawoga

Oliver Mtukudzi

Sheer Sound

Rating: ★★★★

Dedicated to his son Sam, who died in a tragic car accident, the Zimbabwean veteran’s latest album opens with the...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2013

Review of Kintal da Banda

Kintal da Banda

Bonga

Lusafrica

Rating: ★★★

The Angolan legend José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho, aka Bonga, turns 80 this year and his latest album is released...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2022

Review of Tentemozo

Tentemozo

Os Cempes

Fol Musica

Rating: ★★★

Due to certain stylistic similarities, Galician music is often lumped together with Celtic music and presented as two branches of...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of Sweden Norway: Norrspel

Sweden Norway: Norrspel

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Ocora Radio France

Rating: ★★★★

Ocora's long history of field recordings has played an important role in the documentation of musical traditions from around the...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2015

Review of Del Cuarto Rojo: Homenaje Sonoro Escuchando la Pintura de Rafael Hastings

Del Cuarto Rojo: Homenaje Sonoro Escuchando la Pintura de Rafael Hastings

Manongo Mujica

Buh Records

Rating: ★★★

Peruvian percussionist Manongo Mujica has always been partial to experimentation, as was clear in his work with the influential jazz...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Übersee

Übersee

La Brass Banda

Top of the World

Full Price

Rating: ★★★★★

The Süddeutsche funkateers are back with a bang. For those listeners who were lucky enough to stumble across last year's...

Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: March/2010

Review of Karja-La

Karja-La

Sväng

Top of the World

Galileo

Rating: ★★★★★

A touch of Howlin’ Wolf, hints of anarchic fiddle playing, traditional Baltic runo song, and a jumping minuet: prepare yourself...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2014

Review of ZETS!

ZETS!

YID!

YID!

Rating: ★★★

If the idea of a Yiddish language album seems a little old worldy, you probably haven't yet heard ZETS!. This...

Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: March/2023

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