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Review of In Mumbai

In Mumbai

Fraser Fifield

Fraser Fifield

Rating: ★★★★

Equally at home in both the trad and jazz worlds, saxophonist, piper and whistler Fraser Fifield is one of those...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2020

Review of Mornas de Cabo Verde

Mornas de Cabo Verde

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Lusafrica

Rating: ★★★

For the past half-century, the languid and lush musical genre morna has been successfully exported from its birthplace, a volcanic...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: November/2016

Review of Emakhosini

Emakhosini

BCUC

Top of the World

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★★

The latest album from BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness), Emakhosini, takes the listener on a journey that masterfully embodies the...

Reviewed by Franki Black in issue: May/2018

Review of Slåttesong

Slåttesong

Erlend Apneseth & Margit Myhr

Heilo Music

Rating: ★★★★

“It’s great to be at a point where it’s the music that’s in focus and not where it comes from.”...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Review of On a Good Day

On a Good Day

Polk Trio

Nevez Production

Rating: ★★

After a seven-year hiatus, Belgian flute player Yves Barbieux returns as part of Polk Trio, bringing together his flute and...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: April/2023

Review of Refab

Refab

Da Lata

Agogo Records

Rating: ★★

Remix albums are always going to be something of a mixed bag, and this reimagining of Fabiola, the latest album...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2015

Review of Obiaa!

Obiaa!

Pat Tomas & Kwashibu Area Band

Top of the World

Strut

Rating: ★★★★

This is the second release from veteran Ghanaian highlife singer Pat Tomas in his latest incarnation as leader of the...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2019

Review of Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band

Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band

Khun Narin

Innovative Leisure

Rating: ★★★

Khun Narin is the latest band to emerge from Thailand's north-east region, Isan, following the popularity of numerous YouTube uploads...

Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of The Road

The Road

Mamak Khadem

Top of the World

Innova

Rating: ★★★★

I first came across Mamak Khadem when I reviewed her solo album Jostojoo in 2008. A couple of years later,...

Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: March/2016

Review of Myriad Road

Myriad Road

Natacha Atlas

Decca

Rating: ★★★

The jazz album is often the second-last refuge of a career on the slide (reggae generally being the final resort...

Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: June/2016

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