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Review of To the Mother of Gods

To the Mother of Gods

Anatolian Weapons & Seirios Savvaidis

Beats in Space VINYL & DIGITAL ONLY

Rating: ★★★

Anatolian Weapons is a guise of DJ electronicist Aggelos Baltas, and Seirios Savvaidis is a singer-songwriter who is much younger...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2019

Review of Thrace: The Paths of Dionysus

Thrace: The Paths of Dionysus

Rodopi Ensemble

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

The Rodopi Ensemble, comprising violin, clarinet, kanun, assorted percussion and lute plus vocals, was formed during the 1990s in this...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: April/2019

Review of Songs of Thessaloniki

Songs of Thessaloniki

Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico

ECM

Rating: ★★★

Since the 1990s, Greek soprano Savina Yannatou has established herself as an experimental interpreter of pan-Mediterranean folk songs. Primavera en...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: July/2015

Review of Shindu Shi

Shindu Shi

Fadhilee Itulya

Naxos World

Rating: ★★★

On his previous album, Kenyan musician Fadhilee Itulya celebrated the dance music of Western Kenya's Isukha and Idakho communities. His...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2021

Review of Aonair

Aonair

David Munnelly

Appel Rekords

Rating: ★★★★

David Munnelly is a button accordion player whose musical roots in Irish music stretch far, to French, Gypsy, swing and...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2019

Review of Lanmou Lanmou

Lanmou Lanmou

Dowdelin

Underdog Records

Rating: ★★★

Dowdelin (a play on the word ‘dawdling’) are a four-piece band based in Lyon, France, whose name is a bit...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2022

Review of Beats Vol 2

Beats Vol 2

Te Vaka

Spirit of Play

Rating: ★★★

With over 20 years’ experience of recording and performing both traditional and contemporary Pacific music, Te Vaka have always been...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: December/2020

Review of Bones of Contention

Bones of Contention

The John Langan Band

John Langan Band

Rating: ★★★★

From the streets of Glasgow, this trio – guitarist and singer John Langan, Alastair Caplin on fiddle, and double bassist...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2013

Review of Chants du Dedans, Chants du Dehors

Chants du Dedans, Chants du Dehors

Meïkhâneh

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

Hearing Meïkhâneh’s album, Chants du Dedans, Chants du Dehors (Songs from Inside, Songs from Outside), is akin to waking up...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood

Floating Sofa Quartet

GO’ Danish Folk Music

Rating: ★★★

Floating Sofa Quartet are a pan-Scandinavian instrumental group hailing from Sweden, Denmark and Finland. In this second album, they've focused...

Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: March/2019

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