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Review of Byzaanchy

Byzaanchy

Choduraa Tumat

Pan Records

Rating: ★★★★

Choduraa Tumat is one of Tyva’s finest female khöömeizhi (master throat singers), being leader of the group Tyva Kyzy, but...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: March/2022

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 Connection

Connection

The Maghreban

Zoot

Rating: ★★★

The Maghreban, aka Ayman Rostom, is a Guildford native with Egyptian and Saudi roots. This is the second album from...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2022

Review of Fetch!

Fetch!

Ewan MacPherson

Top of the World

Shoogle Records

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded in Scotland and Norway, Fetch! features a rich mix of Celtic and UK influences; MacPherson's latest solo album is...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2017

Review of Orchestre Massako

Orchestre Massako

Orchestre Massako

Top of the World

Analog Africa

Rating: ★★★★

The latest release in Analog Africa’s Limited Dance Edition series throws the spotlight on Gabon’s Orchestre Massako, founded by Jean-Christian...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Mali Denhou

Mali Denhou

Boubacar Traore

Top of the World

Lusafrica

Rating: ★★★★

With both Ali Farka Touré and Lobi Traoré gone, Boubacar Traore must now be Mali’s pre-eminent bluesman. Approaching 70, his...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011

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 Star Rise: Remixed

Star Rise: Remixed

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★

This is the latest classic in the Real World Gold series. As such, it is a little peculiar, being a...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Hearth

Hearth

Stewart Garry

Stewart Garry

Rating: ★★★

Newcastle-born Stewart Garry may be a relatively new name to some, but with his latest release, Hearth, he makes his...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: January/February/2023

Review of Noongar Wonderland

Noongar Wonderland

Maatakitj (feat Paul Mac)

Maatakitj

Rating: ★★★★

Maatakitj (pronounced ‘mart-a-key-tch’ and translated as ‘long legs like a spear’) is the nickname of West Australian musician Clint Bracknell,...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2022

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