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Review of Over Fields and Mountains

Over Fields and Mountains

Branko Mataja

Numero Group

Rating: ★★★★★

Over Fields and Mountains is one of those ‘lost’ or ‘outsider’ records that contains the sound of surprise. The late...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2022

Review of Sangam

Sangam

Paul Livingstone & Pete Jacobson

Yarlung Records

Rating: ★★★★

The chamber music duo of sitarist Paul Livingstone and cellist Pete Jacobson, aka Sangam, have a new album of the...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: December/2022

Review of Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Vol 1

Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Vol 1

The Ninetree Stumblers

Nanny State Records

Rating: ★★★

Take a cursory glance at Complete Recorded Works and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the latest release from...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016

Review of Norcabo

Norcabo

Ary Morais

Ary Morais

Rating: ★★★

From Cape Verde, Ary Morais presents Norcabo, a portrait of his present life in Norway, showcasing the sounds of his...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Pakistan Qawwali de la Delhi Gharana (Karachi)

Pakistan Qawwali de la Delhi Gharana (Karachi)

Subhan Ahmed Nizami & Qawwal Baché

Ocora Radio France

Rating: ★★★★

Subhan Ahmed Nizami may not be the first name that comes to mind when qawwali (the music of South Asian...

Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: March/2020

Review of Bush Lady

Bush Lady

Alanis Obomsawin

Constellation

Rating: ★★★★

At last! The legendary and long out-of-print album Bush Lady, Alanis Obomsawin's first and only music recording, is getting the...

Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Review of Goro le Goro

Goro le Goro

The London Bulgarian Choir

www.londonbulgarianchoir.co.uk

Rating: ★★★★

It's little wonder that the phenomenon of Bulgarian folk-based choirs, with their stirring, romantic and otherworldly sound, have captured imaginations...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2012

Review of Decade: The Best of Lau 2007-2017

Decade: The Best of Lau 2007-2017

Lau

Top of the World

Lau Scotland

Rating: ★★★★★

How can one possibly put together a compilation of the most exciting, musically adventurous trio in British folk without leaving...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2017

Review of Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-69

Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-69

Various Artists

Top of the World

Soul Jazz Recordings

Rating: ★★★★★

This joyous compilation aims to demonstrate calypso's pre-ska popularity across the Caribbean region and beyond. The first calypso recordings were...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2014

Review of Unknown Waters

Unknown Waters

Megson

EDJ Records

Rating: ★★★

Though they may have ventured into the southern flatlands of England, the folk duo Megson has always remained close to...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2022

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