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OK OK OK

Gilberto Gil

Geléia Geral

Rating: ★★★★

Having released 60 albums since 1967, Afro-Brazilian legend Gilberto Gil shows no sign of slowing down with his latest project,...

Reviewed by Julia Baker in issue: March/2019

Review of Nomad

Nomad

Bombino

Top of the World

Nonesuch

Rating: ★★★★

There's a growing trend for West African acts to court global popularity by employing Anglo-American producers to give them a...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2013

Review of Wisdom and Insight

Wisdom and Insight

Tashi Lhunpo Monks

30ips

Rating: ★★★★

Any listeners’ fears that Tibetan ritual music may be too challenging or austere are readily dispelled by this latest release...

Reviewed by Mark Trewin in issue: July/2012

Review of Got Myself Together (Ten Years Later)

Got Myself Together (Ten Years Later)

Danny Barnes

Eight 30 Records

Rating: ★★★★

An interesting concept is this latest album by singer-songwriter and banjo-picker extraordinaire Edward D (for Danny) Barnes. A Texas native,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2016

Review of Rock & Roll Jihad

Rock & Roll Jihad

Junoon

Nameless Sufi Music

Rating: ★★★

Junoon have been Pakistan’s leading rock group for the last 20 years, but the latest release under the banner is...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010

Review of Noch Amul! Tango oyf Yiddish Vol 2

Noch Amul! Tango oyf Yiddish Vol 2

Karsten Troyke

Oriente Musik

Rating: ★★★

Karsten Troyke’s latest CD is a nostalgic tribute to the particular style of Yiddish tangos of the early 20th century....

Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: Apr/May/2013

Review of Miniatures

Miniatures

Ko Shin Moon

Total Totem

Rating: ★★★★

Self-styled ‘musician explorer’ Axel Moon and old friend Niko Shin formed Ko Shin Moon in 2017 after the former had...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: November/2022

Review of Remembrances

Remembrances

Ziya Tabassian

Ziya Tabassian

Rating: ★★★★

On his previous album, 2020’s Zarb-e Osul, Montreal-based percussionist Ziya Tabassian demonstrated his mastery of ancient Persian rhythmic cycles known...

Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Vitsa

Vitsa

Takimi of Epirus | Yiannis Chaldoupis & Moukliomos

JSP

Rating: ★★★★

I was bowled over by the sound quality and track selection on the UK label JSP's archival rebetika box-set of...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: July/2015

Review of Electric

Electric

Richard Thompson

Proper

Rating: ★★★★

Buddy Miller produced Richard Thompson's latest album in his home studio in Nashville. It shows in the sound, which swings...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2013

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